Posts Tagged ‘Boddle’
OHUB set to lose $1M+ in SXSW sunk costs, pivots to virtual experience; KC event plans in the air amid Coronavirus concerns
Opportunity Hub is moving forward with a two-day virtual “Black and Hired” experience from its Atlanta headquarters after Coronavirus concerns prompted the cancelation of SXSW — where OHUB planned to spotlight members of its Kansas City cohort. Canceling the SXSW festival — which was expected to draw more than 400,000 to Austin over two weeks —…
Read More2020 celebration photos: Startups find value in being watched — $2.6M across 520+ stories
Editor’s note: The celebration event showcasing Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020 was sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a private, nonpartisan foundation that works with communities in education and entrepreneurship to increase opportunities that allow all people to learn, to take risks, and to own their success. [divide] [pullquote] Startups to…
Read More2020 Startups to Watch: Boddle evolves from mere gamified edtech to vital classroom tool
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. [divide] Education needs an overhaul and Boddle Learning is driving the change from the front of the classroom, declared Edna Martinson. …
Read More10 Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020
Their hustle is fierce — their stories, strategies and strengths uncommon. The future newsmakers rounding out Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020 list are hungry to disrupt. They’re eager to drive and inspire innovation in industries under-explored or altogether forgotten. [pullquote] Celebrating the Startups to Watch in 2020 A Jan. 30 celebration…
Read MoreBoddle scores $25K AT&T Aspire audience award thanks to tough love on duo’s most difficult pitch
Just because a pitch is tough doesn’t mean it won’t payoff, said Clarence Tan. “Smiles will take you miles,” Tan, CEO and cofounder of Boddle Learning, said of his and co-founder Edna Martinson’s latest pitch at the AT&T Pitches and Purpose contest in San Francisco — the pair’s most difficult presentation to date, they said…
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