Q&A

New voice on capital access: If people aren’t already at the table, move the table to them

By Tommy Felts / July 16, 2021

Editor’s note: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a financial supporter of Startland News. This story was produced independently by Startland News’s nonprofit newsroom. [divide] From teller to business banker, Shakia Webb worked nearly every bank job, she recalled.  “Each role literally prepared me for the next,” Webb told Startland News, detailing her well-rounded resume…

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Victor Hwang’s Q&A with Andrew Yang: How small business can restart the US economy

By Tommy Felts / October 16, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is a Q&A-style interview between Victor Hwang, founder and CEO of the Right to Start movement, and Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and founder of Venture for America. The full Q&A was originally published by Right to Start and is the basis for an Inc Magazine piece published this week — “Andrew…

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KCultivator Q&A: Tina Peterson turned a career stop into a platform to accelerate dozens of startups

By Tommy Felts / September 19, 2019

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The KCultivator Series is sponsored by Plexpod, a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes. [divide] Living in Kansas City couldn’t have been further from Tina Peterson’s…

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KCultivator Q&A: Karen Fenaroli orchestrates investment game from behind home plate

By Tommy Felts / July 27, 2019

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The KCultivator Series is sponsored by Plexpod, a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes. [divide] Long hours, frequent travel and tough decisions can mold who you…

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You’ll soon have 20+ smart devices in your home; How many will steal your data? 

By Tommy Felts / July 18, 2019

Consumers of smart technology need to be wary of most of the lesser-known brands in retail stores, said Scott Ford. “Most likely they’re using a platform architecture that sits on a foreign market, sending your data to who knows where, without the protections that are common in the U.S,” said Ford, CEO of Pepper IoT,…

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