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VIDEO: Startup leaders talk KC Startup Foundation (plus bloopers)

By Tommy Felts / August 10, 2017

So, what exactly is the Kansas City Startup Foundation? For one, it is a foundation. Secondly, it involves startups. And last but not least, it serves Kansas City. If you have ever found yourself confused about what exactly the Kansas City Startup Foundation does and which programs it offers, then the video below is for…

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Smart City Living Lab opens, targets growing pains of a swelling city

By Tommy Felts / August 2, 2017

The much-anticipated “Kansas City Living Lab” — a platform for application development that taps the Kansas City Smart City initiative — is now welcoming new tech partners. Using smart city infrastructure, the Living Lab allows innovators to test and commercialize technologies that can solve problems in Kansas City. The project is led by Think Big…

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Six takeaways from the digital transformation at Hallmark

By Tommy Felts / July 28, 2017

It’s not just tech startups that innovate and disrupt. One of the Kansas City area’s largest firms, Hallmark Cards, recently launched a digital transformation. In 2015, the greeting card giant funneled thousands of products that were popular on the shelves to online sales. The firm also updated its social media practices to attract younger customers.…

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Kansas City group aims to set world record for largest coworking event

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2017

The organization binding Kansas City’s coworking businesses hopes to set a world record for the largest single gathering of coworkers. Organized by the Kansas City Coworking Alliance, KC Coworking Day will gather hundreds of entrepreneurs, freelancers and others to set the coworking world record at Plexpod Westport Commons on Aug. 9. The event will also…

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LinkedIn like tool aims to address tech talent gap by connecting teachers, industry pros

By Tommy Felts / July 21, 2017

Kansas City Tech Council and Blue Ocean Consulting have teamed together to create a software solution to address the talent gap in the tech industry. iSpeakSTEM.com is a proprietary software system that aims to build a bridge between the business and education communities. Launching in Kansas City classrooms this fall, the software connects teachers with…

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