Techweek’s future of transportation: ‘Don’t let anything stop you from starting’

By Tommy Felts | September 14, 2017

Transportation and mobility technology are good examples of the hidden talents of the Kansas City tech community, Darcy Howe said “We have many more mobility companies in Kansas City than you might think, which is a pleasure,” said Howe, KCRise Fund managing director, moderating Wednesday’s Techweek panel. Discussing cars, trucks, roadways and the future of…

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Area experts dive into uncertainty and hope for immigrant entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts | February 23, 2017

Now more than ever, it’s important for the community to come together to gain new perspectives. That notion was a driving force behind the February Innovation Exchange in which Startland News dove into the subject of immigration and entrepreneurship. Hosted in partnership with Think Big, the event welcomed a researcher and a policy expert from…

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Super Dispatch founder Bek Abdullayev delivers trends in trucking

By Tommy Felts | November 15, 2016

Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. Technological advancements are bringing significant change to nearly all industries — and trucking is no different. Autonomous vehicles, machine learning and the Internet of Things are just a few of the trends on which Super Dispatch founder Bek Abdullayev has his…

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With traction in tow, Super Dispatch is a model ‘lean startup’

By Tommy Felts | August 30, 2016

Super Dispatch began like every tech startup: with a good idea. But as founder Bek Abdullayev will tell you, it takes more than that to be successful. In 2013, Abdullayev founded Super Dispatch, a software-as-a-service platform for the trucking industry intended to eliminate paperwork. Super Dispatch streamlines the communication of documents between truckers and their…

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