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Five insights from KCSourceLink’s annual review of KC entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts / April 19, 2016

A recent report dissected a deluge of details on Kansas City entrepreneurship, analyzing its demographics, talent pipeline, capital sources and more. And the prognosis, according to entrepreneurial resource hub KCSourceLink? Kansas City is making steady progress toward its goal to become one of the United States’ most entrepreneurial cities. “We are committed to supporting the…

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Barbecue tech startup fires up sales in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / April 19, 2016

Kansas City is firing up the grills for its favorite season. And no, it isn’t springtime or summertime. It’s barbecue time. This barbecue season, Kansas City food tech startup Tappecue has cooked up a new online platform to complement its existing meat thermometer. The platform — launched last week — is called SessionBook, which allows…

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Watch: Nomad App founders ‘scratching our own itch’ with travel tech

By Tommy Felts / April 19, 2016

After an inspiring but at times complicated adventure in Latin America, the founders of a Kansas City startup are aiming to ease the burdens of traveling to exotic locales. During a Central- and South-American tour of more than 5,500 miles, Nomad App co-founder Juan Campos said his team realized there are common logistical challenges for…

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New, wireless Google project could make KC the most connected city on earth

By Tommy Felts / April 15, 2016

Google apparently likes Kansas City a lot — a whole lot. Now four years after it launched its gigabit Internet service in the area, Google is planning to build a massive wireless broadband network in Kansas City that could make it one of the most connected cities on earth. Google — which already has determined the…

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Five startups hop into the Digital Sandbox KC

By Tommy Felts / April 14, 2016

Another batch of early-stage firms are planning to accelerate their businesses via Digital Sandbox KC. Kansas City business incubator Digital Sandbox KC on Thursday announced that five startups have received its proof-of-concept funding support. Digital Sandbox, which invests up to $25,000 in area businesses for specific projects that help the firms secure additional funding, has…

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