Larissa Uredi
business developer for No-Where Consultants
Recent Articles by Larissa Uredi
Unplugged: 9 days in the wilderness taught me boundaries
The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Hello, my name is Larissa Uredi, and I have a genetic predisposition to workaholism. When I was a kid, my dad wasn’t home much. Growing his construction company demanded long hours in the office and most of his focus. It was his greatest passion and…
The red carpet, garageband and laboratory of funding models
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. “Funding! Funding! Funding!” It’s the warrior’s cry of the startup community. In the world of entrepreneurship, there’s an incredible amount of pressure to run a startup that can be described as “disruptive,” “innovative” and “scalable.” Those descriptions come with a hefty price tag,…
5 reasons your startup isn’t attracting investors
Last week, Techstars managing director John Fein told us that one of the main complaints he hears from Kansas City investors is that there aren’t enough fundable startups. Investors may be right, but it’s not necessarily a lack of good ideas. Today, Kansas City investors are looking for more than the next big idea: they’re…