Tag: Tyler VanWinkle

Tractics partners with UK software company to ground heavy construction market with powerhouse cloud platform

By Tommy Felts / January 22, 2025

Integrating a Kansas City startup’s construction management tech within a global software provider’s solutions for small businesses builds on both brands’ strengths and trusted products, said Tyler VanWinkle. Tractics on Tuesday announced a significant new partnership with Sage Intacct Construction, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The move is expected to help empower heavy civil…

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Construction tech startup built for the job site, cementing quality data into infrastructure

By Tommy Felts / January 12, 2024

A veteran Kansas City startup duo’s latest project — Tractics — is set to disrupt an in-demand, yet underserved, market with its construction management platform for heavy civil contractors. “True disruption occurs when behavior changes and I think we found an opportunity to change behavior in a positive way and continue to innovate in a…

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Jake Randall, founder of Doughnut Lounge

Emerging from failure: Doughnut Lounge founder gets raw among startup peers (IXKC photos)

By Tommy Felts / August 2, 2018

Jake Randall’s “crazy dream” — a collision of craft, creativity and conversation contained in Westport’s Doughnut Lounge — was gone in a matter of 24 hours, he said. “I found out on Monday. And we closed on Tuesday,” Randall told a crowd of startup community peers this week at Startland’s Innovation Exchange. “I was embarrassed.…

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