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KC inventor’s untimely death leaves legacy of fearlessness, unfinished vision

By Tommy Felts / September 29, 2022

Paul Francis pioneered fitness tech for NASA, commercialized it with Bowflex, then raised $4 million on Kickstarter: How the OYO founder’s unexpected death this month cut his storied entrepreneurial journey short — but left a lasting impression on the people who worked alongside him. Former colleagues are remembering the late Paul Francis as a uniquely…

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OYO Nova Gym

This KC-created handheld home gym just became the highest-funded fitness product ever on Kickstarter

By Tommy Felts / May 9, 2020

The OYO Nova Gym passed a massive crowdfunding milestone Saturday morning — raising $1.6 million in pre-sales for the Kansas City company and becoming the most-funded fitness product in Kickstarter history. And OYO’s campaign still has a month to go. “The OYO team has worked hard to develop fitness devices that fit in anyone’s lifestyle,”…

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