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Lesa Mitchell, Techstars Kansas City

Techstars’ Lesa Mitchell: Non-sexy sectors are ripe for disruption

By Tommy Felts / February 19, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. In the process of looking for a new crop of companies to invest in on behalf of Techstars Kansas City, I thought I should highlight the type of companies I think are undervalued and critical to our economy. In 2017 we invested in…

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Edcoda

April Boyd-Noronha: ‘Gamified’ startup Edcoda among coolest in minority-owned KC STEM

By Tommy Felts / February 15, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

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Ginsburg’s Podcast Preview

Ginsburg’s Podcast Preview: ‘Driving Participation’ markets nonprofit influence

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. If you’re new to either podcasts or this occasional column, click here for background information. We preview specific podcasts to reveal their topics, formats and lessons from listening. Featured Podcast The Driving Participation podcast, hosted by the president of a Philadelphia-area creative agency,…

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April Boyd-Noronha

April Boyd-Noronha: 99 Prospect among coolest minority-owned KC STEM startups

By Tommy Felts / February 6, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month will feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. To…

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Ginsburg’s Podcast Preview

Ginsburg’s Podcast Preview: ‘Sports Illustrated Media Podcast’ plays on fans’ passion

By Tommy Felts / January 25, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. If you’re new to either podcasts or this occasional column, click here for background information. We preview specific podcasts to reveal their topics, formats and lessons from listening. Featured Podcast With Super Bowl 52 sure to be an epic mix of sports, business…

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