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Techweek 100 list released: Dozens of KC’s top cultivators, ambassadors and innovators

By Tommy Felts / September 22, 2018

Techweek Kansas City on Friday released its Techweek 100 list of the premier leaders pushing innovation in Kansas City. The collection of cultivators, ambassadors and innovators is a who’s who of familiar names across the startup, entrepreneurship and tech communities. Released in the runup to Techweek KC’s Oct. 8-12 festivities, the list isn’t a ranking,…

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Blake Miller and Ashley Z. Hand, "The Future of Living"

Blake Miller’s ‘Future of Living’ podcast envisions a world changed by startups, tech, gig economy

By Tommy Felts / August 27, 2018

The future is now, said Blake Miller, and it’s streaming. Kansas City IoT tech firm Homebase’s founder and CEO recently launched a podcast — “The Future of Living” — aimed at uncovering what tomorrow holds for startups, small businesses, and curious citizens alike, he explained. “You’ve got smart cities, you’ve got smart buildings — the…

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Vote now: Kansas Citians vie to lead tech, education panels at SXSW 2019

By Tommy Felts / August 20, 2018

A cadre of Kansas Citians are hoping to take the podium at one of the nation’s largest tech and innovation conferences in 2019. At least four Kansas City tech and entrepreneurship leaders are vying for panel or speaking spots at the 2019 South by Southwest conference March 8-17 in Austin, Texas. SXSW recently opened voting…

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High-tech dog kennels to affordable housing: Mayor announces city’s new startup partners

By Tommy Felts / July 30, 2018

Kansas City needs startups’ brightest minds working on the ever-evolving city’s behalf, said Mayor Sly James. Six valuable new startup partners — ranging from companies addressing housing and zoning issues to firms focused on high-tech dog houses and the management of restaurants’ grease — have accepted the call, the city announced Friday. “The Innovation Partnership…

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Entrepreneurs’ innovative thinking pays off for smart cities, Think Big co-founder says

By Tommy Felts / March 30, 2018

There’s a difference between innovation and invention, said Herb Sih, managing partner and co-founder of Think Big Partners. “Invention is a good idea in search of a home — or, as someone said this morning, a solution in search of a problem,” Sih said. “Reverse that: Innovation. It’s a problem in search of a solution.”…

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