Opinion

Ashley Hand

Letter to the editor: Former KC innovation officer weighs in on new short-term rental law

The following is a letter to the editor written by former Kansas City, Missouri, chief innovation officer Ashley Z. Hand in response to a recent series of Startland articles focused on Kansas City’s new short-term rental regulations. All opinions in the commentary are the author’s alone.  I find it interesting that there is no discussion…

April Boyd-Noronha

April Boyd-Noronha: Quest Moffat talks Project United Knowledge’s STEM inspiration

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

The Laya Center coworking spa

April Boyd-Noronha: Coworking spa stretches expertise from growth hacking to crystal therapy

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

Lesa Mitchell, Techstars Kansas City

Techstars’ Lesa Mitchell: Non-sexy sectors are ripe for disruption

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. In the process of looking for a new crop of companies to invest in on behalf of Techstars Kansas City, I thought I should highlight the type of companies I think are undervalued and critical to our economy. In 2017 we invested in…

Edcoda

April Boyd-Noronha: ‘Gamified’ startup Edcoda among coolest in minority-owned KC STEM

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…