(S)heStarts: Do tech startups need a techie founder?

By Tommy Felts | November 4, 2015

Welcome to our new series exploring news and views on men, women, start-ups and the entrepreneurial experience.     Do tech startups need a techie founder? Yes. No. Maybe? Three Kansas City startup founders provided three perspectives on the technical expertise question. While their backgrounds and development paths differ, they all agree that end users…

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(S)heStarts: How demographics affect views of your pitch

By Tommy Felts | September 29, 2015

Welcome to our new series exploring news and views on men, women, start-ups and the entrepreneurial experience. In July of 2015, Startland News collaborated with WhiteSpace Consulting to conduct a whiteboard conversation with women entrepreneurs in the Kansas City region. Women entrepreneurs shared their perceptions about launching and leading companies, and identified topics for ongoing…

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