Launch Health check-up: WellBrain uses cohort to reduce its own pain points in fight against opioid epidemic

Sumeet Maniar, WellBrain

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories on the six cohort companies of the Launch Health Accelerator, powered by Nueterra Capital and sponsored by LaunchKC. Click here to read all the stories published in this series. Launch KC offers hands-on programs, designed with intention, Sumeet Maniar said.  “I’ve done startups before and…

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Bitten by Disney sharks, Roy Scott beats the odds with Healthy Hip Hop

Roy Scott, Healthy Hip Hop, H3

When a potentially life-altering business deal suddenly vanished, Roy Scott didn’t get mad — he got funded. “Disney thought they were going to snuff us out, but all they did was put gasoline on this fire,” said Scott, founder of Kansas City-based H3 Enterprises (Healthy Hip Hop). Rewind. Starting his company with a live performance-based…

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