Startups

Social reaction: Kansas City discusses whether it’s ‘too nice’

By Tommy Felts / December 4, 2015

Is Kansas City too nice? That question recently provoked a lively discussion amongst the Kansas City entrepreneurial community, eliciting thoughtful responses on the merits and disadvantages of the area’s candor. Startland News compiled some of those comments below that we found on our website in what will mark a new focus that aims to stimulate…

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Events Preview: TEDxUMKC

By Tommy Felts / December 3, 2015

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 KC Roundtable Annual Holiday Party When: December 3 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Where: The Well Come celebrate the end of…

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Startup Families: Teenage tech tribulations are a lesson in patience

By Tommy Felts / December 3, 2015

Running a tech startup and working on a new innovation can prove to be challenging for anyone. But running a tech company with millenials in your home can be pure torture when that technology is on a teen’s favorite appendage: a smartphone. I’ve spent the early days of building my company, Video Fizz, at our…

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Arredondo: ‘Kansas City nice’ is stifling innovation

By Tommy Felts / December 1, 2015

Let me start off by saying, I love Kansas City. I love the humility. I love the blue-collar work ethic. I love the hospitality. I love the cost of living. In fact, I couldn’t be more proud to be a Kansas Citian. (I haven’t gone a day since the World Series without wearing at least…

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FitBark: Missouri pooches are the most active dogs

By Tommy Felts / December 1, 2015

Kansas City-based tech firm FitBark recently released an in-depth, interactive map plotting the vast array of data it collects on dogs around the world. The company, which relocated to Kansas City after completing the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator program in 2014, opened its database to the public, sharing a trove of insights into canine health…

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