Posts Tagged ‘Lacey Ellis’
Pint-sized perspective: KC’s Little Hoots takes nostalgia-capturing tech to MIT
From the cute and comedic to the whimsical and wise, every parent can pinpoint a Little Hoots moment that relates to their personal adventure in child-rearing, said Lacey Ellis, founder and CEO of the Kansas City-birthed mobile app that recently turned heads at MIT. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, a hoot is…
Read MoreHow local founders manage startup disappointment
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Fail fast. Fail forward. Startup failure may be educational, but it’s a lesson delivered by a very expensive teacher who exacts a steep emotional and economic price. The space between the Big Success and the Big Failure is where entrepreneurs live and…
Read More‘Happy we don’t have to leave’ Little Hoots’ $450K raise will keep KC home
Once on the verge of departing its hometown, Kansas City-based Little Hoots recently raised funds to boost development of its app, allowing the startup to remain in the City of Fountains. [pullquote]“We’re so happy we don’t have to leave Kansas City.” – Lacey Ellis, CEO of Little Hoots[/pullquote] Led by CEO Lacey Ellis, Little Hoots’…
Read MoreStartup Little Hoots working with Today Show, Huffington Post
Kansas City-based Little Hoots has scored two high-profile partnerships that are scoring its memory-saving app thousands of additional downloads. The tech firm is working with the Today Show and the Huffington Post to provide snippets from its memory-keeping platform that captures youngsters’ memorable quotations to share with friends and family. “Whenever they publish one of these Little Hoots…
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