Posts Tagged ‘Adam Arredondo’
New home for Back2KC: Kansas City Startup Foundation expands talent pipeline efforts
It’s the Kansas City Startup Foundation’s turn to drive the tour bus, said Darcy Howe, announcing Monday the transfer of the Back2KC talent pipeline initiative to KCSF, the nonprofit ecosystem-building organization that also powers Startland News. The move means KCSF will take ownership of the program for its Oct. 3-4 return, adding a full-time team…
Read MoreTop founder salutes Rick Vaughn: A mustached hero with a herculean task
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. [divide] The dude is amazing; the dude is a legend. He rocks a mustache and his name is Rick Vaughn. If you don’t know him, it’s too late. He’s already gone. Well, not quite gone; this isn’t an obituary. Rick is just retiring…
Read MorePHOTOS: Startland’s biggest event yet celebrates 2019 future newsmakers
Founders, investors and audience members were treated to a glimpse of their potential futures Thursday night during Startland’s Startups to Watch in 2019 celebration. [pullquote] 1) Bungii 2) ShotTracker 3) RiskGenius 4) Metactive 5) Pepper IoT 6) Signal Kit 7) Life Equals 8) Bellwethr 9) Homebase.ai 10) Tea-Biotics Kombucha 11) SquareOffs 12) Zohr [/pullquote] The…
Read MoreTeach for America KC celebrating 10 years building entrepreneurs to fight education inequity
Dividends from Teach for America KC swelled Rachel Foster’s development as a teacher and community member invested in Kansas City, the leader in innovation-driven education said. “I owe everything, it feels like, to Teach for America,” said Foster, Young Entrepreneurial Spirit program leader at Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy. “The fruits keep coming in for…
Read MoreMECA students to Goodwill: Everyone has a mission now — what else are you selling?
Editor’s note: MECA Challenge and Startland News are both programs of the Kansas City Startup Foundation, though the content below was produced independently by Startland. For more information on the relationship, click here. [divide] Goodwill must innovate and change with the times if it’s going to survive after 125 years in business, said Ed Lada.…
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