Entrepreneurial showcase 1 Million Cups Kansas City will have a new home come August. The weekly program that features two pitches and plenty of networking — and coffee — will relocate to Plexpod Westport Commons, 300 E. 39th St., Kansas City. “This move is an excellent opportunity to breathe fresh air into the program and integrate ourselves even more deeply into Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community,” said Courtney Windholz, Lead Organizer…

This week two startups aiming to eradicate bad things presented at 1 Million Cups at the Kauffman Foundation. KingFit KingFit is an online service offering preventive health and performance coaching. It acts as a partner to physicians and can help clients with type 2 Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and other preventable chronic illnesses. Founder Miguel Johns has a family history of diabetes and has seen firsthand what the disease can do….

Lawn care and pet care collide at 1 Million Cups Kansas City this week. EDU Lawn Service This locally owned and operated lawn service strives to not only provide superior care to clients, but also to help kids and veterans work their way through college and graduate debt-free. EDU Lawn Service is a 501(c)(3) that hires college kids as well as veterans who want to gain real-life skills, learn how…

This week, 1 Million Cups at the Kauffman Foundation featured startups that want to help users get great content faster and create their own custom-edited videos. ContentKid This Web-based portal and app interface allows customers to pay a short-lived subscription to any participating digital provider’s premium content via one account, one password and one secure place for their credit card information. ContentKid’s founder, Michael Aumack, came up with the idea…

Two Kansas City startups which both aim to solve problems for people in need presented at 1 Million Cups this week at the UMKC Bloch School. Premier Elder Solutions Premier Elder Solutions is a subscription-based mobile website for caregivers of the elderly, terminally ill and permanently disabled. Couple Mark and Susan Tyrrell got the idea several years ago when Mark’s parents fell ill and passed within nine months of each…