Opinion

KC-based Make48 team films Season 3 at Baltimore makerspace

By Tommy Felts / August 28, 2018

Editor’s note: Nick Ward-Bopp is a volunteer tool tech for Make48, and co-runs the MakerSpace at the Johnson County Library, helping the community use tools for digital fabrication like 3D printers and laser cutters. He spends his nights and weekends co-running Maker Village, a small wood and metal shop in Midtown Kansas City that builds…

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Frank Keck: Benefits of developing a strong workplace culture

By Tommy Felts / August 13, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary about workplace culture are the author’s alone. Check out a previous column by Frank Keck here. [divide] “We know that engaged managers and employees are much more likely to remain in an organization, leading to fewer hires from outside the organization. This results in: Lower wage costs…

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Raising a round in the Midwest? 3 tips from investor John Fein

By Tommy Felts / August 6, 2018

Editor’s note: This column was originally posted by Medium, and is republished with permission of the author, John Fein. [divide] The Midwest is a great place to live, sure, but is it a great place to grow a startup? The answer may surprise you: an unequivocal yes. Here’s what you may not know about the…

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Frank Keck: Building a strong workplace culture starts today with values, behavior

By Tommy Felts / July 16, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary about workplace culture are the author’s alone. Check out a previous column by Frank Keck here. [divide] Only 33 percent of employees are actively engaged in the workplace 51 percent are simply not engaged 16 percent are actively disengaged — Gallup’s ‘State of the American Workplace’ study,…

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Startup newbie: How researching entrepreneurship in Medellin led me to Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / July 9, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. [divide] When my wife Megan and I visited Kansas City this past January as part of our “city shopping tour,” there was much that impressed us and led to our decision to make it our new home.  In many respects, we chose Kansas…

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