Opinion

Gooding: Stop drinking the ‘competitive advantage’ kool-aid

By Tommy Felts / May 23, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Check out more from Grant Gooding here. Your competitive advantage doesn’t exist anymore. Not only is this true but the whole concept of “competitive advantage” as you understand it likely doesn’t exist either. What’s taken its place is a cool new thing called…

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How fatherhood and fear changed my entrepreneurial journey

By Tommy Felts / May 17, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. As I near my sixth anniversary of becoming an entrepreneur, I decided to take a moment to look back and reflect on the changes those years brought me. I’ve had many ups — and many more downs — all serving as excellent lessons.…

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How Pipeline CEO Joni Cobb revitalized her waning democratic optimism

By Tommy Felts / May 6, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone.   E=R. Have you seen this sticker on cars over the years? It’s the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s campaign during the Great Recession, meaning “Entrepreneurship = Recovery.” It was really a time of “push” for our political structure — and our communities in…

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The WTF Series: Chatbots to anticipate your needs

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2016

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. At Facebook’s latest developer conference, F8, Mark Zuckerberg announced they are adding Application Programming Interfaces to Facebook…

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Entrepreneurial lessons from the girls of Malawi, Africa

By Tommy Felts / April 29, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone.   While the Kansas City entrepreneurial community continued to percolate in April, I spent two and a half weeks in the poorest country in Africa. Malawi is known as “The Warm Heart of Africa,” and with an average annual income of $255 per…

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