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Tech veterans launch startup studio to back next-wave SaaS products with founder-led thinking

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2025

Backed by years of entrepreneurial wins, the team behind Full Scale and the exited Stackify just announced a new product studio and startup lab concept — purpose-built for what founder Matt Watson called the post-playbook SaaS era. “Founders today are facing a new set of realities,” said Watson, serial entrepreneur, podcast host, and co-founder of…

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Arts summit’s three-year move to KC celebrates flyover country creatives (and the entrepreneurs who make it)

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2025

Great art stands on its own merits, said Diane Scott, but if the artist behind a piece can’t or doesn’t sell their vision to the world, their expression hasn’t achieved its goal. “Nobody makes art to not share it with other people,” added Scott, director of artist services for the Kansas-City based Mid-America Arts Alliance,…

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How this ‘Hallmark town’ gets its country charm from a Main Street serial entrepreneur

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was produced through a paid partnership with MOSourceLink, which boasts a mission to help entrepreneurs and small businesses across the state of Missouri grow and succeed by providing free, easy access to the help they need — when they need it. WARSAW, Mo. — Owning her own boutique — and…

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Landlord insurance startup using $30M round to invest in KC team; here’s where its hiring

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2025

An eight-figure funding injection is expected to allow Steadily to fuel growth in its greatest asset: talent, shared OverlandPark-based co-founder and COO Datha Santomieri. On Wednesday, the landlord insurance startup — with headquarters in Overland Park and Austin, Texas — announced a $30 million Series C round led by Two Sigma Ventures with participation from…

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Community honors ‘relentless storm’ of Chicano culture (starting with its unsung women)

By Tommy Felts / April 22, 2025

An emotional celebration of Chicana women leaders, artists, and advocates earlier this month centered on honoring resilience and reclaiming identity — something Deanna Muñoz once felt pressured to hide. “I used to shrink myself,” said Muñoz, founder of the Chicano Center for the Arts and the first-ever ¡Viva La Chicana! Awards. “To fit in, to…

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