Nikki Overfelt Chifalu

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Video: A Royal celebration

November 4, 2015

Did you hear? The Kansas City Royals are world champions! Here’s a quick video from the massive celebration in downtown Kansas City. Enjoy!

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Gallery: Royals fans celebrate World Series victory

November 4, 2015

An estimated 800,000 Royals fans flooded downtown Kansas City Tuesday after their team won its first World Series in 30 years. Here are a few photos of the celebration. Enjoy!  

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What the world champion Royals can teach us about investing

November 2, 2015

“The future ain’t what it used to be” – Yogi Berra, New York Yankee legend Like many kids, I learned from an early age that a game can teach us more about life than most realize. Baseball is adversity. Baseball is success by way of failure. Baseball is discipline and perseverance. Sounds a lot like…

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7 endearing facts about the founder of H&R Block

October 29, 2015

Update: Henry Bloch passed away April 23, 2019. Click here to read business leaders’ salutes to the Kansas City icon.  [divide] Henry Bloch, the co-founder and former CEO of tax prep giant H&R Block, recently spoke with a small group of Kansas City entrepreneurs during Startup Grind. The 93-year-old Kansas City legend shared an array…

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Events Preview: SEMPO Cities, IoT Launch

October 29, 2015

There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW   SEMPO Cities Kansas City When: October 29 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Where: Sprint Accelerator We’re excited to announce that…

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High-profile judges for Kauffman contest includes Marcelo Claure, VCs

October 29, 2015

A star-studded lineup of businesspeople from around the nation will be judging 15 startups in the Kauffman Foundation’s One in a Million pitch contest. The competition, which will take place on Nov. 17 and 18 during Global Entrepreneurship Week, will award $10,000 to one startup that previously participated in the foundation’s 1 Million Cups program. Those evaluating…

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5 takeaways from Midwest tech investment report

October 28, 2015

Lead Bank and investment research firm CB Insights recently analyzed the Midwest tech investing scene and distilled their findings into a report. The nearly 40-page report looks at investment trends, performance, major players and more. Here are five takeaways from the report. 1) The Midwest accounted for a small piece of the national tech investment…

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As the Royals roll, this KC tech startup wants to develop its future pitchers

October 27, 2015

A local startup hopes to cultivate the next Wade Davis or Yordano Ventura with the help of its pitching technology. In early 2015, Kansas City-based Precise Play launched its digital pitch analyzer, which the company is selling to baseball academies, schools and private leagues. Precise Play founder Victor Villarreal said that his machine has been…

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The WTF Series: Artificial Intelligence

October 27, 2015

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. Last week I went to my favorite event of the year, Compute Midwest. The last four years…

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Sizzling startup Video Fizz to represent KC in national Techweek competition

October 26, 2015

After a sizzling summer, Video Fizz is continuing its hot streak with a growing investment round and a chance to win more funding at a national pitch contest. Founded by Laura Steward, Video Fizz in September won a $50,000 grant as part of the LaunchKC pitch competition. Video Fizz, an app that enables collaboration to…

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