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Techstars Startup Weekend returns to fight COVID-19 … the caveat? It starts now

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Techstars Startup Weekend is adding new programming in the era of Coronavirus…

Balloon pops on public art: Three ‘non-essential’ performers who refuse to be deflated by COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. The show might go on in some fashion, said Molly Balloons, but…

Stuck at home, lacking basic necessities? KC blockchain expert’s new direct giving platform offers relief

By Tommy Felts / April 18, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Entrepreneurs are simply more agile than the federal government, said Shekhar Gupta,…

Boddle dials into another $100K from AT&T to boost gamified learning at home

By Tommy Felts / April 15, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Homebound students taking advantage of Boddle’s gamified edtech platform have helped the…

‘Empathy over economics’: Why Betty Rae’s is storing its scoops amid COVID-19 brainfreeze

By Tommy Felts / April 11, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. A typical spring would see the winter blues lifting over Kansas City…