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Pipeline celebrates Evan Luxon, Esculon

Pipeline celebrates Innovator of the Year, diversity of fellows’ firms (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / January 26, 2018

Throughout Thursday night’s The Innovators gala, alumni of the Pipeline fellowship teased that their individual classes were the best in the entrepreneur network’s 11-year history. Newcomer to the stage Evan Luxon, however, made a case for the tight-knit 2017 fellows based on the group’s perseverance. “We’re a small, but mighty class,” said Luxon, winner of…

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Pipeline readies fellows, judges, award finalists ahead of Innovators gala

By Tommy Felts / January 18, 2018

It’s nearly gala time for the Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship and its alumni, as the program prepares to award top honors next week. Eight fellows from the 2017 Pipeline class are set to compete in an Aug. 25 pitch competition, which will culminate with one participant being crowned Innovator of the Year during a sold-out “The…

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Listen: Leaders analyze KC’s entrepreneurial milestones, assess challenges

By Tommy Felts / June 22, 2017

To say that Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community has matured in the last 15 years would be an understatement. Many leaders say that if you lived in the metro during the early 2000s and were to return now, you may not even recognize the place. Taking a moment to reflect on how far Kansas City has…

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Rush, Reardon, Cobb and other entrepreneurial leaders analyze KC ecosystem growth

By Tommy Felts / June 22, 2017

In 2012, Google Fiber’s arrival in Kansas City lit a fire under the backside of many community leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs. To say that the city has matured would be an understatement. Many leaders say that if you lived in Kansas City in the early 2000s and were to return now, you may not even…

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Glitter and gratitude: Pipeline celebrates a decade of family in style

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2017

Glitz and glam; bold and gold; audacious and, more than ever, gracious. Each January, powerhouse businesspeople from around the Midwest venture to Kansas City to see if Pipeline Entrepreneurs can once again top its enchanting evening of entrepreneurial energy, now known as the Innovators. Hosted at the Midland Theater, the gala is a veritable smorgasbord…

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