Opinion

EDCKC touts leaders building Kansas City’s workforce of tomorrow

By Tommy Felts / August 7, 2025

Editor’s note: The following commentary was written and first published by the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC). Click here to read the original piece. [divide] Across the country, cities are competing not only for jobs, but for people. In Kansas City, the future of economic growth depends on how well we prepare our residents…

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Five lessons from investing $5 million into 50 startups in five years

By Tommy Felts / July 29, 2025

Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Scott Henderson is managing principal for Nebraska-based NMotion, general partner for gener8tor Great Plains Fund, and a board member for Startland, the parent organization of Startland News. This piece was originally published by Silicon Prairie News. [divide] Seems just like yesterday I was…

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Thank a community leader; Nominate them to win $50,000

By Tommy Felts / July 23, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is a paid message from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, a fourth-generation Kansas Citian, is chief impact and strategy officer for the Kauffman Foundation. [divide] In communities around the country, people are doing uncommon things in the most common places — parks, food pantries, classrooms, soccer fields, and…

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How Boddle’s product-driven approach built educational games that kids ask their parents to buy

By Tommy Felts / July 8, 2025

Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Serial entrepreneur and three-peat exited founder Matt Watson is the host of Product Driven and co-founder of Full Scale, a global staffing company. Click here to subscribe to the free Product Driven newsletter.  [divide] What if the way you’re building your product is the…

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Lawmakers cut MTC’s funding to zero: Venture fund will move forward, leader says, but future grantmaking in jeopardy

By Tommy Felts / May 14, 2025

Editor’s note: The following commentary was originally released May 14 by Jack Scatizzi, executive director and CEO of Missouri Technology Corporation, as an update on the 2026 funding outlook for MTC, a public-private partnership created by the Missouri General Assembly to promote entrepreneurship. The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. [divide] As…

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