Opinion

Roberts: Can’t stand the options? Disrupt elections with a vote for nobody

By Tommy Felts / March 18, 2016

Editor’s Note: The following piece was written by Melissa Roberts on how voters who have made the decision not to vote for the available candidates should still submit a ballot — even if it’s blank. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. It’s election season, which means it’s probably best to avoid Facebook altogether. Despite…

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The WTF Series: Triple constraint

By Tommy Felts / March 10, 2016

One of the hardest parts of software development is managing stakeholder expectations. Of course, everyone wants as much as they can get, as fast as possible, for the lowest price.  Why wouldn’t you?   The problem is that most programmers get frustrated when a stakeholder asks for too much too fast, and don’t know how…

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Schukman: Forge new corporate gigs with social intrapreneurship

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2016

Entrepreneurship is all the rage these days. You’ve probably noticed the rising trend of people throwing off the shackles of corporate America to launch their own ventures. Millennials especially are known to be a very entrepreneurial generation who weathered the Great Recession to start their own businesses in greater numbers than ever before seen. While…

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Holt: Early-stage capital isn’t Kansas City’s biggest problem

By Tommy Felts / March 8, 2016

Rack your brain and create a list of local tech businesses that have successfully raised early-stage capital in Kansas City. The list is actually quite extensive. Now try to list the tech firms that have raised later stage capital in Kansas City — defined as closing a round of $5 million or more. It’s going…

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Students’ skills gap dings the 21st century workforce

By Tommy Felts / March 4, 2016

Whether openly acknowledged or silently understood, there is a growing awareness in the education community that students are not prepared for the 21st century workforce. Millennials nearly triple the current national unemployment rate and more than half of 2015 college graduates have no — none, zilch, nada — career prospects on the foreseeable horizon.   …

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