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St. Louis Startups Strut Their Stuff

ReadWriteStart

This is the 13th year the conference has been in business, which alternates each year between Kansas City and St. com takes this to a new level: They have a way to locate a particular product in a store's shelves. Invest Midwest ended with a presentation by Jim McKelvey, cofounder of the mobile-payment company Square and a local St.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Quicc

Austin Startup

Quicc co-founders Jason Toevs and Mike Mathia. That’s the mission of Quicc , launched in 2019, in Wichita, Kansas. Tell us your favorite thing about being in Wichita, Kansas. The Forrest Four-Cast: January 31, 2020 Make video captioning easier and better in a world where audiences now watch extensively without sound.

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How Decisions Define Our Business Destiny

Duct Tape Marketing

He is the co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm that made the Inc. Recent, an episode featured Max Novak, the founder of Nova Cast, where he talked all about how podcast booking campaigns create value for listeners and for brands. And you can listen to it all on your lunch break.

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10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, the initial idea for a new product usually comes from a single entrepreneur, but the implementation plan for a new business requires a team, or at least a co-founder. Network to find co-founders as you network to find investors. Thus I find that two heads are usually better than one in a startup.

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9 Unlikely Entrepreneurs Who Changed The Market

YoungUpstarts

It’s hard to believe that the genius behind the co-creation of software giant Microsoft never finished college, but it’s clear he didn’t need his diploma to do big things. Sergey Brin is a co-founder of Google and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. Sergey Brin. Henry Ford.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

And making sales early on when a product is not nearly what it will be one day is especially hard. My team and I have created Happster, the first product created to take employee happiness to new heights through positive psychology. If I did not have the background in sales, we would not have made it. Thanks to Janet Wu, SilkRoll ! #7

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At a Store Called Stuff It’s About So Much More Than the Stuff!

Duct Tape Marketing

Today I’m thrilled to share the story of my long-time friends and Kansas Citians Casey and Sloane Simmons, co-founders of a store called Stuff , as a part of the “Amex Welcomed” program with @americanexpress , which is showcasing the people behind our favorite local businesses that welcome American Express.