Tag: Nick Franano

After waning state support, Kansas Bioscience Authority will go private

By Tommy Felts / December 31, 2015

A formerly state-backed investment organization for Kansas bioscience businesses will soon be transitioning from a public to private organization. After dwindling support from the State of Kansas, the Kansas Bioscience Authority’s board recently voted unanimously to shift the organization to the private market in 2016, allowing portfolio companies to partner with investors in the private…

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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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Social reaction: Kansas City discusses whether it’s ‘too nice’

By Tommy Felts / December 4, 2015

Is Kansas City too nice? That question recently provoked a lively discussion amongst the Kansas City entrepreneurial community, eliciting thoughtful responses on the merits and disadvantages of the area’s candor. Startland News compiled some of those comments below that we found on our website in what will mark a new focus that aims to stimulate…

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