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Neelima Parasker, SnapIT Solutions

Neelima Parasker planned for snow days — COVID came instead; How SnapIT is weathering the pandemic in a new space

By Tommy Felts / June 5, 2020

More than 20,000 square feet of silence greeted Neelima Parasker as she returned to work this week after Stay at Home orders lifted.  “Monday we opened up, but really, to very few people,” Parasker, CEO of SnapIT Solutions, said of the startup’s reentry to the traditional workforce — this time, inside a new office space…

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Leah Watts, Women on the Rise

Women on the Rise: Female musicians tune out scarcity mindset within KC, music industry 

By Tommy Felts / May 26, 2020

Kansas City has room for more than one female singer or artist, said Leah Watts. Focused on collaboration rather than competition, Women on the Rise aims the spotlight at an erroneous industry assumption shared by too many music executives, audiences and even musicians, she said, explaining the need for the non-profit she co-founded to empower,…

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Rachel Kennedy, Plantain District

Think finding meat at the grocery store is tough? Try shopping to feed 100 people

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] Three sold out weeks of curbside service are a sign of…

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Two Kansas City tech startups selected for newly rebranded T-Mobile Accelerator

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 2020

Innovative drone technology and smart apartment management solutions helped two Kansas City startups earn spots among the freshly launched T-Mobile Accelerator’s six-company cohort. Aware Vehicles, led by PJ Piper, and Homebase, founded by Blake Miller, were announced Tuesday as members of the 2020 program, formerly the Sprint Accelerator. The 90-day accelerator began earlier this month…

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Paige Johnson, Ten-Nine Technologies; photo by Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

98 percent more grit: Why one founder says women work harder for the same investment dollars 

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 2020

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. [divide]…

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