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Edcoda founder after pivot to new edtech app Boddle: ‘I wish I had failed faster’

By Tommy Felts / May 4, 2018

Clarence Tan held onto his startup Edcoda longer than he should have, the founder admitted, but his pivot to a new edtech learning app, Boddle, should prove a more filling fit for users. “Boddle has a much better underlying vision and mission, as well as being better in terms of how it would work in…

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April Boyd-Noronha: ‘Gamified’ startup Edcoda among coolest in minority-owned KC STEM

By Tommy Felts / February 15, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

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Fund Me, KC: Edcoda engages students with 3D adventure learning game

By Tommy Felts / July 24, 2017

Editor’s note: Fund Me, KC is a series highlighting area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses via crowdfunding campaigns. If you or your startup is running a campaign, let us know by contacting news@startlandnews.com  Who are you? Clarence Tan, founder and CEO of Edcoda.  What’s your product? Edcoda is an educational technology startup with the…

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With KC startup Edcoda, students learn as wizard saviors

By Tommy Felts / December 1, 2016

Across the U.S., student engagement is declining. By the time students reach high school, 2 out of 3 them will become disengaged, according to Gallup’s 2015 figures. But one Kansas City-based startup is working to change that by making fun a top priority. Edtech startup Edcoda created the 3D, online role-playing game Coda Quest, which…

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Six Kansas City startups hop in the Digital Sandbox

By Tommy Felts / December 17, 2015

Kansas City-based business incubator Digital Sandbox KC will offer financial support to six area firms working on a variety of tech projects. Digital Sandbox, which invests up to $25,000 in area businesses for specific projects that help the firms secure additional funding, has now supported 20 proof-of-concept projects in 2015. “We continue to be amazed…

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