What is the overarching goal of Idea Jab?

We’ve discovered a huge opportunity in gamifying ideation activities and we’re extremely excited about the possibilities that lie ahead.  Due to the overwhelming support we’ve received from educators, we’ve been thinking about developing classroom specific products based on our original game.  We’ve also done demos at local startups and mid-sized businesses who have requested that we make versions tailored to their needs.  We would like to start developing an extensive line of products for both markets – and a lot more.

WISE Distributed Energy (WISE) patented technology will be a game- changer for energy consumers.  WISE was started in 2009 to develop an innovative smart grid technology; research and development resulted in multiple patent application awards in 2016 for a personal energy system (PES) and a distributed energy source system. WISE is positioned to commercialize the patents using intelligent storage (WISE POD) and the Internet of Things (IoT) (WISE Controller). With our patents, we can increase consumer adoption of advanced technology, now.

Website: http://www.willcoenergy.com/

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Getwisepower

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Get_WISE_POWER

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wisedistributedenergy

Read This…™ guided journals help you tell your story. They become keepsakes. The series is designed to engage, educate and inspire the “ultimate author” to organize their stuff, their stories and the emotional journeys of their lives – to “capture life’s treasures.”

Read This…™ When I’m Dead has been enthusiastically received throughout the country. The book makes it easy to gather important information and fun facts for your heirs. Yes this can be fun! Be sure your heirs know where it is!

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Nutrilyze scores the nutrition of restaurant meals personalized to the user based on individual dietary needs, body measurements and physical activity.

Website: nutrilyze.com

Facebook: Nutrilyze
Instagram: @Nutrilyze
Twitter: @Nutrilyze
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SmartDrivinc’s patent pending solution is focused on unveiling and mitigating the carrier’s risk to smartphone distraction. It is proven to reduce distraction and has a pathway to control losses while increasing customer acquisition and retention. Smart Drivinc had graduated from Global Insurance Accelerator and also the winner of ACORD Insurance Innovation Challenge (AIIC-2016) from Des Moines.

www.SmartDrivinc.com
www.twitter.com/SmartDrivinc
www.facebook.com/smartdrivinc
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(484) 374-2744

Ryan Rambo is the President of Global Security and Intelligence (GSI) based in Lansing, KS. Ryan is a retired U.S. Army officer and counterintelligence special agent. As a counterintelligence special agent, Ryan served in the special operations community and in a classified strategic intelligence collection program. He is an expert in security program development and implementation, and the collection capabilities and modus operandi of foreign intelligence entities, international terrorist organizations, and the Insider Threat.

GSI is a security company, specializing in counterintelligence, that protects American businesses from a wide range of threats. GSI’s program is called the R3AP Integrated Procedure and includes security program development, threat awareness training, and analysis/production on relevant threat topics. In addition, GSI emphasizes protection of the individual by teaching them how to recognize, react, and report potential foreign intelligence, terrorist, and Insider Threat activities. GSI’s R3AP Integrated Procedure enhances all other organic security programs.

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www.gsiglobal.net
Facebook: @gsimain
Twitter: @gsimain

AppTapp is the premier event technology platform for amplifying guest engagement, interaction and experience at festivals, events, venues and destinations.

– What’s the backstory on AppTapp? How did it come to be?
– What’s the structure of the company? How many people are on the team?
– How are you currently supporting the company? Bootstrapping? Investment?
– What are your paths to revenue? Exit strategy?
– Where do you see the company in 2-3 years?

SimplyFUEL is a natural food start-up company that fuels with deliciousness in every bite and makes getting your protein easy. simplyFUEL protein balls are made with simple, clean, high-quality ingredients with protein and probiotics. Founded by nationally known nutrition expert, Mitzi Dulan, RD, who is the Team Nutritionist for the World Championship Kansas City Royals. Mitzi has appeared on CNN, Dr. Oz, and LIVE! with Kelly & Michal and co-authored The All-Pro Diet with NFL Future Hall-of-Famer, Tony Gonzalez. Some of the biggest simplyFUEL protein ball fans include many of the boys in blue but the biggest fan is All-Star Game MVP, Eric Hosmer.

The simplyFUEL story goes like this…as the Team Sports Nutritionist for the KC Royals, Mitzi decided to make her insanely popular protein balls (her recipe went viral on Pinterest) for the Kansas City Royals towards the end of their regular season last year. The players loved and, well, two games later, the Royals clinched the division for the first time in 30 years! The Kansas City media went crazy about her protein ball story and random people in town who met Mitzi said they had heard about her protein balls. The sports radio stations were talking about her protein balls. And, in baseball, they are superstitious so she kept making the same protein ball recipe for the players throughout the playoffs and then the World Series and then the Royals were crowned 2015 MLB World Champions! Lots of people asked her to make protein balls for them and this is how she started simplyFUEL.

www.simplyFuel.com

Prime Residential Management takes the headache out of home ownership! PRIME has created a unique service model that allows homeowners to live a maintenance-free lifestyle. This model allows homeowners to save time, money, and energy and gives them more time to spend with their family or friends. Look at it like a concierge service, just for your home!

Questions:
1) How did you come up with this model?
2) What do your clients love about this service?
3) Where do you see your growth coming from in the coming months?
4) What are your long-term plans?
5) What has been the biggest challenge thus far?

VideoFizz (www.VideoFizz.com) is a free award-winning mobile app platform that makes it easy to create montage videos for any occasion. Record a video greeting and invite others to do the same. VideoFizz automatically combines all videos with music and a personalized animation. The final compilation can be emailed privately or shared socially on shared on Facebook and Twitter.

Q&A:

1. What is different or proprietary about your product than other video creating products on the market?
2. How are you funding your start-up?
3. How did you come up with this idea and validate it?
4. What future development is already planned?
5. Do you have a background in technology and how has your background prepared you for this business?

VideoFizz (www.VideoFizz.com) is a free award-winning mobile app platform that makes it easy to create montage videos for any occasion. Record a video greeting and invite others to do the same. VideoFizz automatically combines all videos with music and a personalized animation. The final compilation can be emailed privately or shared socially on shared on Facebook and Twitter.

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2020 Adventures connects travelers to trusted locals in the destinations in which they are traveling to help with travel planning and local guidance. On our site, travelers map search through profiles of vetted locals, then have the ability to message and book them to be their personal, local guide directly on the site. As a secondary source of revenue, 2020 Adventures also helps with the planning and booking of small and large group trips to over 40 countries across the globe.

ZOHR is Kansas City’s premier mobile tire service that brings the tire shop directly to your doorstep, saving you time, money and hassle. We sell all brands of tires at unbeatable prices and install them on-site. We also offer a complete catalog of other services including puncture repair, tire rotations and wheel rebalancing.

Band of Angels collects used music instruments from those who no longer want them and helps make them available to kids in need who couldn’t otherwise afford them. Donated instruments are refurbished and restored to playing condition before given to a student. Cash donations are accepted also, which are used to purchase instruments. With these instruments, students can join their school’s band and orchestra programs. Also, funds raised help send students to summer music camp with full scholarships.

Founder Mike Meyer will discuss the challenges of creating a 501c3 charity from scratch.

Wardy’s proprietary, one-of-a-kind platform and exclusive marketplace provides Networks & Studios the retail
backbone necessary to monetize the products being worn on their shows. It is the first ever software platform that readily integrates product placement into feature film and TV productions.

Wardy provides industry specific tools to the fashion trendsetters of the world, automatically pulling wardrobe data from the source (Costume Designers and Celebrity Stylist) and exposing this information to consumers.

A painter, sculpture and arts organizer, Nicole is well known as the Founder and Executive Director of the InterUrban ArtHouse in Downtown Overland Park whose mission is to enrich the cultural and economic vibrancy of the community by creating a place where artists and creative industries can work and prosper in an affordable, sustainable and inclusive environment. Her other achievements include running the local Artsmart Program, plus being an NEA, and ArtsKC grants recipient. She knows no bounds, being influenced by the many places she’s spent time in, including South Africa, New York, San Francisco and Kansas City. As well influenced by her creative lineage including drawing with her great-uncle Vladimir Golschmann who was friends with Picasso. Her degrees include a BFA in painting from the KCAI. http://www.interurbanarthouse.org/

Mobility Designed is a medical device company, located in Kansas City and focused on creating pain free mobility aids for people with walking challenges. Our first product, the M+D Crutch is planned to go into production in summer 2016, is a revolutionizing crutch that uses the elbow as the main point of support. The M+D Crutch provides support that allows users to walk further and be more active without pain to their hands, wrists and armpits.
At Mobility Designed we believe the status quo is not good enough. We believe better quality of life can be achieved through improved mobility, and our mission is to create mobility devices that combine a painless experience and an elevated aesthetic.

Virtutecture provides virtual reality simulations for real estate, architecture, and engineering
firms that allow their clients to physically walk through their building before it is built. We
provide the services to take a traditional 3d model or drawings, convert it into a real time
simulation, and present it. Unlike 3d animation frms that create animation videos, we create
an immersive environment in which the user is free to move as they please. Our simulations
are completely customized to the clients preferences, and range from an empty room used to
show lighting and space, to a realistic building with people, sound, and animations.

Chocolate Cork is where chocolate meets wine in perfectly paired classes, kits and events. While many people have attended a wine tasting, few have ever been to a chocolate tasting. In Chocolate Cork classes and events, tasters have fun learning about the history of chocolate, how to taste chocolate (there really is a method!), how to pair chocolate with wine and get to experience firsthand the “AAAHHHHH” moment a perfect pairing creates. www.thechocolatecork.com

Mobility Designed is a medical device company, located in Kansas City and focused on creating pain free mobility aids for people with walking challenges. Our first product, the M+D Crutch is planned to go into production in summer 2016, is a revolutionizing crutch that uses the elbow as the main point of support. The M+D Crutch provides support that allows users to walk further and be more active without pain to their hands, wrists and armpits.

At Mobility Designed we believe the status quo is not good enough. We believe better quality of life can be achieved through improved mobility, and our mission is to create mobility devices that combine a painless experience and an elevated esthetic.

Edissey, LLC – QuadRocket
Edissey, LLC is a new start-up company centered on advancing new aerospace configurations and technologies. The aircraft which are being pioneered by Edissey, LLC are unique in both configuration and capabilities. They hover with efficiencies greater than many helicopters, but then can flip 90 deg. and dash like a missile. They have very low drag coefficients and are extremely efficient. The smallest of the aircraft produced is called the XQ-139µ “QuadRocket” and weighs less than an ounce. The largest weighs in at nearly 20 lbs as the XQ-139B “BeastHawk.” In the Fall of 2015 a QuadRocket set an unofficial world quadcopter speed record of 133mph.

Website: www.quadrkt.com
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StepNpull® is a foot operated door opener that works on any latch-less commercial wood or metal door. It gives you the option of pulling the door open with your foot instead of grabbing the handle. When you invest in making your restrooms touch free, yet your customers are still having to touch the dirty door handle, what’s the point? StepNpull® foot operated door openers offer a low-cost and effective way to ensure your customers have germ-free option when exiting your restroom. Simply step and pull, it’s that easy! Stepnpull.com

Social Change Nation is an online hub for startups that want to make a dollar AND a difference. It provides one-on-one coaching to early stage social entrepreneurs, a free podcast featuring wisdom from established social entrepreneurs, and also consults directly with established companies that seek to add social good to their brands.

Questions:

1.) How do you monetize an online content portal?
2.) Why would a podcast be important for a business?
3.) Why would a traditional company pursue social entrepreneurship?
4.) How do social entrepreneurs measure success?
5.) Are social entrepreneurs for or non profit?

Nov 4th, 2015

www.kcsourcelink.com

KCSourceLink is a network of 240+ free or low-cost business-building resources. We help aspiring startups and established small businesses find the right business resource at the right time to start, scale or accelerate. KCSourceLink has also been leading the effort to make Kansas City America’s most entrepreneurial city. That means we help coordinate great events for entrepreneurs, like Global Entrepreneurship Week and Battle of the Brands. We also help fill gaps in resources and bring national resources to the community through grants such as the I6 Challenge and the University Center grants from the Department of Commerce EDA.

Oct 7th, 2015

kc-crew.com

KC Crew is a new, cutting edge, adult recreational sports league and special events company started in 2012 designed for people that are awesome, by people that are awesome. KC Crew’s main goal is to bring organized rec leagues and unique special events to the downtown/midtown area and support local businesses. KC Crew’s growth around the founder’s easy to use software has spawned growth a new company which is selling the software across the nation making managing leagues and participating in leagues as easy as possible while also providing opportunities for additional revenue for companies and added value for participants.

Oct 7th, 2015

catalystscrubs.com

Catalyst is the world’s first fair trade medical apparel and accessory company dedicated to providing sustainable jobs to women living in poverty around the world. Catalyst partners with cooperatives in India, Rwanda and Nepal to create high-quality products for the 8,000 Americans serving in the medical profession. Catalyst uses an innovative for-profit business model where all partners plan our growth, scaleability and logistics together to ensure consistency and sustainability. We promote our products online and through pop-up boutiques at healthcare facilities and clinics. Catalyst provides a simple pathway for medical professionals to partner with women in need around the world, and to truly heal the wounds caused by extreme poverty, simply by purchasing quality medical apparel and accessories.