Startups
Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. “This is for everyone who doubted me.” That’s a phrase Tommy Saunders has been saying to himself for years. Saunders said it after being denied scholarship offers and earned a walk-on spot as a wide receiver for the University of Missouri.…
Read More >
Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. After a recent seed round that was topped off with a $50,000 LaunchKC grant, artificial intelligence startup Mycroft is moving from Lawrence to the City of Fountains. Mycroft — which developed an open-source, artificial intelligence device similar to Amazon Echo — not…
Read More >
Get familiar with public policy or your company will get left behind. That was the forward-looking message that AOL founder Steve Case had for a group of about 200 investors and entrepreneurs at the 2016 Kauffman Fellows summit in Kansas City. Now the CEO of Revolution, Case argued that investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers will have…
Read More >
There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter, or curious Kansas Citian, we recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW KC Roundtable When: October 27 @ 7:30am – 9:00am Where: Eggtc KC Roundtable is in existence to provide 20 and…
Read More >
Startland News and the Kansas City Star have partnered to publish content as part of the Star’s new special section, “Spirit.” This story will appear in the Star’s Oct. 23 Sunday edition. Not all innovation is high tech. And while the development of any particular technology is distinct, there remain consistent principles of how to…
Read More >