Startups

What ‘Brexit’ can teach us about startups

By Tommy Felts / July 5, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Zach and Andrew are both financial tech professionals at blooom. If you watch any financial news or follow anyone besides the Kardashians on Twitter, you probably heard that the U.K. faced its own version of armageddon when it recently voted itself out of…

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Events Preview: Lean Lab Friday Pitch Event

By Tommy Felts / June 30, 2016

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’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW   The Lean Lab Friday Pitch Event When: July 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Where: Sprint Accelerator Every Friday, each…

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Missouri Tech Corp. dishes $375K to Kansas City startups

By Tommy Felts / June 30, 2016

Two Kansas City startups are among a dozen firms in Missouri that have received a total of $2.1 million from the Missouri Technology Corporation. Kansas City-based tech firms PopBookings and Moblico both nabbed matching funds — $300,000 and $75,000 respectively — from the MTC that will boost their operations. “We are supporting Missouri’s thriving innovation…

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North Kansas City to receive area’s largest coworking studio

By Tommy Felts / June 29, 2016

North Kansas City will soon boast the metro’s largest coworking facility. The first shared workspace in North Kansas City, iWerx’s massive 33,000-square-feet facility is scheduled to open in July for entrepreneurs hoping to work in a community of innovators. iWerx also will house a business incubator that hopes foster entrepreneurial vibrancy in North Kansas City.…

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Gallery: The 2016 Kansas City Maker Faire

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2016

Kansas City creativity was on full display at the 2016 Maker Faire. To learn more about the event, check out this video from Startland News.

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