Tag: Laura Steward

Funding roundtable: ‘You can’t fake it’ and more funding advice from KC founders

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2015

Your company is steadily growing, but it looks like you’re nearing a plateau. Perhaps your startup is doing just fine, but a well-heeled competitor just entered your market and slapped a target on your customers. Or maybe you’ve got a solid idea but little dough to get it off the ground. Regardless of the case,…

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Funding roundtable (part II): Entrepreneurs compare KC investment scene to other cities

By Tommy Felts / December 10, 2015

Welcome back to part two of our roundtable discussion on the early-stage investment sector in Kansas City. For a more formal introduction on this series and its five participants, please refer to part one on Kansas City’s investment culture and evolving economy. Check out the third and final installment of the series with the entrepreneurs’ advice for…

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Funding roundtable: Kansas City still has a lot to learn about venture capital

By Tommy Felts / December 8, 2015

After growing demand for more coverage on Kansas City’s early-stage investment capital landscape, Startland News decided to start a conversation on the subject. In November, we hosted five Kansas City entrepreneurs for a frank discussion on their experience raising funds in and outside of Kansas City. The aim of the conversation was to create a…

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Startup Families: Teenage tech tribulations are a lesson in patience

By Tommy Felts / December 3, 2015

Running a tech startup and working on a new innovation can prove to be challenging for anyone. But running a tech company with millenials in your home can be pure torture when that technology is on a teen’s favorite appendage: a smartphone. I’ve spent the early days of building my company, Video Fizz, at our…

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Sizzling startup Video Fizz to represent KC in national Techweek competition

By Tommy Felts / October 26, 2015

After a sizzling summer, Video Fizz is continuing its hot streak with a growing investment round and a chance to win more funding at a national pitch contest. Founded by Laura Steward, Video Fizz in September won a $50,000 grant as part of the LaunchKC pitch competition. Video Fizz, an app that enables collaboration to…

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