Tag: opinion

Entrepreneur who left KC: Lack of funding, competitive pay drove me away

By Tommy Felts / June 18, 2018

Editor’s note: Jacob McDaniel is an entrepreneur and former resident of Kansas City. This letter was penned by McDaniel in response to Zach Pettet’s op-ed on Kansas City being an underground tech hub. Opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. While I don’t personally know a ton about FinTech, I do know a…

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Beth Ellyn McClendon: If you want investors, skip LLCs and form a C-Corp

By Tommy Felts / May 11, 2018

Editor’s note: Beth Ellyn McClendon is a seed-stage investor with board and advisory board experience. She previously worked in design and product management for Google Mapping, Android, YouTube, Cisco and Netscape. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. So, you’re planning a startup, you’ve got a good lawyer and now you’re thinking…

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Grant Gooding: Your wimpy brand needs to pick a fight

By Tommy Felts / July 29, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Think about your three biggest competitors. … Got ‘em? Now, what do you say when a potential customer asks you why they should do business with you instead of them? More often than not your response contains subjective and ineffective language. You say…

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