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Pet innovators unleash market built on experiences, evolving relationships with dogs (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / October 18, 2018

Meaningful relationships are no longer only between people, said Davide Rossi, discussing the rise of pet innovators and an emerging market built on experiences with four-legged family members. “They key thing is to recognize that the relationship between us and our pets has been changing,” said Rossi, co-founder of FitBark, a Kansas City-based pet tech…

Human capital: KC Mythbusters challenges Kansas City to rethink how it supports startups

By Tommy Felts / October 18, 2018

A thriving startup ecosystem requires more stakeholders with skin in the game, said Eric Jorgenson. That means increasing direct participation — those actively and directly building or investing in startups that can potentially exit and see a talent and capital explosion that results in even newer startups — and de-emphasizing the need for and dependence…

Tech hub arriving: Back2KC effort drives praise from former Kansas Citian now at Uber

By Tommy Felts / October 17, 2018

Kansas City expatriate Jack Spangler was pleasantly surprised by his hometown’s increased level of innovation, investment and momentum, the Uber thought leader said, reflecting on a recent return trip with the inaugural Back2KC class. “That type of activity definitely wasn’t going on when I was in Kansas and right out of school,” said Spangler, now…

DevOpsDays brings two-day grassroots tech conference back to Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / October 16, 2018

DevOpsDays KC is returning this week with an open spaces concept wherein audience members at the two-day conference vote on the topics to cover in real time, said Ryan McNair. Topics with the most votes create zones in the space in which the audience can flow freely from each area. “If you don’t like it,…

Privacy in practice: Responding to daily cyber threats sharpens Polsinelli tech team

By Tommy Felts / October 16, 2018

Editor’s note: The following content is sponsored by Polsinelli PC but independently produced by Startland News. We see the fallout nearly every day. Another company, government or celebrity that’s been technologically compromised, prompting officials to scramble on how to best calm customers, citizens and stakeholders. And when you lead one of the nation’s top cybersecurity…