Saunders & Cash

Groover Labs is a concept that takes elements from tech centers like Boston and Silcon Valley and brings that start-up vibe to Wichita, Ks with a space that includes activities for business start-ups, the arts, technology, co-working space, hot seats, classrooms and events.  We talked with the founders of the labs, Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover in the podcast.  Curt Gridley, a native of Kansas and his wife, software engineer Tracy Hoover says that when they lived in the Boston area, they were immersed in emerging technologies and start-ups. “You would go to the grocery store and be surrounded by people talking about their latest tech start-up, it was pretty cool.” In the podcast, Curt tells the story of, while working in Boston realizing a simple messaging switch that was the size of a refrigerator could be reduced in size and cost, leading to the establishment of Amber Wave Systems, a venture-backed Boston startup that he sold to US Robotics for $50 million. They now hope to foster that kind of atmosphere in