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Cobb: Royals’ win adds to KC’s entrepreneurial swagger

By Tommy Felts / November 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs are competitive by nature. They love passionate, tenacious competitors that go for it all. That is why they resonate so closely with athletes. In fact, if you look into their backgrounds, many entrepreneurs were or are fierce athletes as well. It’s similar DNA that drives you to succeed despite enormous odds and competition. So…

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(S)heStarts: Do tech startups need a techie founder?

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2015

Welcome to our new series exploring news and views on men, women, start-ups and the entrepreneurial experience.     Do tech startups need a techie founder? Yes. No. Maybe? Three Kansas City startup founders provided three perspectives on the technical expertise question. While their backgrounds and development paths differ, they all agree that end users…

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Video: A Royal celebration

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2015

Did you hear? The Kansas City Royals are world champions! Here’s a quick video from the massive celebration in downtown Kansas City. Enjoy!

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Gallery: Royals fans celebrate World Series victory

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2015

An estimated 800,000 Royals fans flooded downtown Kansas City Tuesday after their team won its first World Series in 30 years. Here are a few photos of the celebration. Enjoy!  

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7 endearing facts about the founder of H&R Block

By Tommy Felts / October 29, 2015

Update: Henry Bloch passed away April 23, 2019. Click here to read business leaders’ salutes to the Kansas City icon.  Henry Bloch, the co-founder and former CEO of tax prep giant H&R Block, recently spoke with a small group of Kansas City entrepreneurs during Startup Grind. The 93-year-old Kansas City legend shared an array of…

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