Tag: Inc. 5000

Matt Watson, Stackify

How one KC founder earned two exits before hitting 40 (Hint: Make time or don’t start)

By Tommy Felts / April 20, 2021

Ten years after his first startup exit, Matt Watson finds himself at the finish line once again.  “This time was a lot different than the last,” Watson, founder and CEO of Stackify, told Startland News, comparing his run with the APM solutions startup to his tenure as co-founder and CTO at VinSolutions — the startup that…

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Matt Watson, Stackify

Stackify sells to West Coast competitor; stacking another exit for startup veteran Matt Watson

By Tommy Felts / April 20, 2021

Two of the country’s fastest growing companies have joined forces as Leawood-built Stackify reaches its exit, the tech startup announced Tuesday. Huntington Beach, California-based Netreo has acquired the company in an undisclosed deal, expected to enhance the IT infrastructure management (ITIM) platform’s full-stack IT monitoring and AIOps offerings — significantly boosting its overall customer experience. …

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Matt Watson and Matt DeCoursey, Startup Hustle

Startup Hustle podcast breaks into Apple’s Top 100 with robust guest list of startup icons

By Tommy Felts / August 20, 2019

The on-air formula is as simple as the Startup Hustle podcast’s name: Match innovative personalities with compelling startup topics, said Matt DeCoursey, as the guest list count for the popular podcast now soars past 150. “The people we have had on the show — like Sandy Kemper — people like him are really intriguing,” said…

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Inc. 5000 report: Kansas City retailers among metro’s fastest growing companies

By Tommy Felts / August 15, 2018

Shoppers are buying, spurring retail growth in Kansas City, according to details gleaned from the 2018 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list. Released Wednesday morning, the report showed a slight dip in performance for Kansas City overall compared to 2017. Three dozen Kansas City-area firms landed on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list, a drop from the…

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NBA hires Alight Analytics to collect, analyze data from fans’ social engagement

By Tommy Felts / March 19, 2018

The volume of data created within a professional sports team’s fan base is enormous, said Matt Hertig, chief executive officer of Alight Analytics. “Being able to see all of that data together across all of the popular social channels — from Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat — in one place and really understand the correlation…

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