Tag: Venture Legal

Kansas City legal startup returns with WeWork award, $18K

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2017

A co-founder of Kansas City-based Venture Legal is departing from Austin, Texas, on Wednesday with a little more coin in his pocket. Chris Brown traveled to Austin to pitch his company Venture Legal as a finalist for WeWork’s Creator Awards’ South Regional on Tuesday and delivered the winning video pitch in the “Incubate” category. Beating…

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Three KC startups are finalists in national WeWork competition

By Tommy Felts / June 20, 2017

Three Kansas City-area firms are among the finalists in a national startup competition that could earn them significant prize money. Venture Legal, Bungii and Cambrian are the three area startups that beat out more than 2,000 other applicants to earn one of 30 spots in WeWork’s Creator Awards’ South Regional Final on June 27. WeWork…

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KC startups join Techstars, Amazon and Kickstarter to support net neutrality

By Tommy Felts / June 6, 2017

Amazon, Kickstarter, Etsy, Mozilla and other tech giants are planning a “day of action” on July 12 to oppose efforts to undo net neutrality regulations by Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai. As national momentum grows, the fight for a free and open Internet already has garnered local support.  More than a dozen Kansas City-area…

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Chris Brown: Don’t make this common mistake when signing contracts

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2016

Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. This article is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. Readers with legal questions should consult an attorney. Among the benefits of operating your startup or freelance business as an LLC is the limited liability for the company’s owners. Limited liability means the…

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Startup families: 3 similarities between my new baby and business

By Tommy Felts / September 2, 2015

Starting a company is hard. Having a baby is hard. Doing both at the same time is kind of insane. But one major advantage of living in the Midwest is that founders have the ability to do both. In the coming months other founders will share their stories, experiences, and advice for having the best…

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