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Q&A: Startup life isn’t all risk-taking and sexy, big-name investors, Kelly Sievers says

By Tommy Felts / July 2, 2019

Investing doesn’t just hinge a dollar amount, said Kelly Sievers. “It’s also about finding the right kind of funding for your business,” the Women’s Capital Connection managing director told 26 small business owners at a recent Kansas City SCORE mentoring event.  Sievers, an entrepreneurial advisor for the Women’s Business Center, has owned, operated and sold…

Perfect shots: KC lifestyle blogger launches Depalo app to guide users to Instagram hot spots 

By Tommy Felts / July 2, 2019

The perfect Instagram-worthy photo location could be within walking distance right now, said Kansas City-based lifestyle blogger Rebeeca Aneloski. A former Missouri representative on the Miss USA stage, Aneloski launched Depalo in June to help users locate picturesque locations across Kansas City — and eventually the globe, she said. “I [initially] started a blog to continue…

Tech pioneer Don Peterson to guide new LaunchKC-Nueterra health accelerator

By Tommy Felts / June 29, 2019

Leading the new LaunchKC Health Accelerator is Don Peterson’s way of giving back to a community that opened its arms to his family nearly 30 years ago, he said.  “I’m proof that we can accomplish the entrepreneurial dream right here in KC and feel like it’s my duty to pay that forward,” said Peterson, a…

MoCannaHub lights up information prohibition; launches cannabis resource-finding app

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2019

Rolled in entrepreneurial opportunity, tech companies shouldn’t be afraid to take a hit of the growing marketplace that is cannabis, said Andrew Ellis, explaining the methodology behind MoCannaHub — the app that connects curious consumers with experts and information of various strains.  “Some of the platforms out there are banning cannabis-related content,” explained Ellis, president…

InnovateHER KC founder leaving KCSF as womxn’s community-building startup scales

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2019

It’s time to set InnovateHER KC on the path to long-term growth, said Lauren Conaway, announcing her plans to leave the Kansas City Startup Foundation in early July to lead the womxn-focused startup full-time. “InnovateHER KC’s No. 1 priority right now is building out our community with intention,” said Conaway, founder of InnovateHER KC and…