Kansas City here we come
David Cohen
MAY 30, 2014
The Demo Day for the inaugural class of the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars is Thursday, June 12 at 5:30pm CST in Kansas City.
Tech Startup Scene in Kansas City Is Red Hot!
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 17, 2014
Tech Startup Scene in Kansas City Is Red Hot! Long referred to as the “Silicon Prairie,” Kansas City is quietly making its mark as a great place for startups of all flavors. I loved the concept and founders so much I decided to become an adviser. photo credit: Moose Winans via photopin cc.
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Why There’s A Startup Boom In The US Midwest
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Pittsburgh has Duololingo, Columbia, MO has Equipment share, Madison has fetch Rewards, and Kansas City has Backlot Cars. In a world of Zoom, the difference between Silicon valley and a Midwest startups disappears, because so much of the engagement between founders and venture capitalists occurs through video conferencing platforms.
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How to Start A New Business in Less Than 50 Hours
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 29, 2012
It was a good choice, because you could see the fortunate companies that have been part of that process: several of their founders were working over the weekend, no surprise given the scrappy nature of these entrepreneurs. Louis, down the hall from the tech accelerator that Capital Innovators is running and which we wrote about here.
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The Last Week of the KC Fiber House Competition
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 18, 2013
The chance to apply to win a slot to live in my Google Fiber enabled house in Kansas City are open for one more week – ending on March 25th at 17:00 CDT. I’m looking for entrepreneurs who are committed to living in Kansas City for a year who have a unique and novel approach to taking advantage of 1 gigibit Internet.
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How To Create A Brand Name For Your Company
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Rob is a namer, brand consultant, and principal and founder of Heirloom, an independent brand strategy, and identity firm. He's a name brand consultant and principal and founder of heirloom an independent brand strategy and identity firm. And so they could call themselves Kansas city power and light. This is John Jantsch.
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76 What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
.” In that post I talked about how a few key people in any community can have an enormous impact on the fledgling success of the city or company. A Strong Pool of Tech Founders – Stating the obvious. How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City).
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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2013
This afternoon (Saturday) I have a coffee meeting with a portfolio company founder. I know the whole ecosystem: VCs, CEOs, tech teams, founders, angels – and I know people who have worked together for 15+ years. I’ll pick a mythical company in Kansas City. “I live and work in Kansas City.
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The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Pamela Wilson is the founder of BIG Brand System and the author of Master Content Strategy: How to Maximize Your Reach and Boost Your Bottom Line Every Time You Hit Publish. Matt Scanlon is a fellow Kansas City business owner. Jill Nelson is the founder and CEO of Ruby Receptionists. Click here to listen to the episode.
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Local SEO Tips For Small Business Owners
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 1, 2016
My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is a web designer and SEO expert, founder of Kansas City SEO Website Design , Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant and co-author of the award-winning book The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation.
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5 Ways Writing A Book Will Supercharge Your Online Presence
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 24, 2015
Aside from an awesome foreword written by John Jantsch, we have an incredible list of endorsements from the likes of BNI founder Dr. Ivan Misner, Copyblogger’s Brian Clark, New York Times bestselling author Michael Port, and many more thought leaders and tech company CEOs. Trust me, if I can write a book, you can too.
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What Freedom Looks Like
David Cohen
JUNE 18, 2022
That’s why, this Juneteenth, I’ve invited Makisha Boothe, Founder and Head Business Coach of Sistahbiz Global Network , a business accelerator for Black women entrepreneurs, to write this guest post which I invite you to help amplify. These are the types of freedom that entrepreneurship can open up to the Black woman.
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Denver: Conversation With Chris Sacca
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Chris Sacca (Founder and Chairman Lowercase Capital and star of ABC’s Shark Tank) is in Denver on Tuesday 10/25 at Galvanize from 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM to support Hillary Clinton. Chris has been a friend for many years, is a remarkable investor, and a super compelling speaker.
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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Quicc
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 2, 2020
Quicc co-founders Jason Toevs and Mike Mathia. That’s the mission of Quicc , launched in 2019, in Wichita, Kansas. I am also a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan (#ChiefsKingdom) and might even offer Patrick Mahomes some of my personal equity in Quicc if he promises to be a Chief forever. Tell us about something you love.
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Your city doesn’t have a startup community? Start one!
The Next Web
JULY 6, 2013
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Aaron Pitman , an angel investor and founder and partner of RA Domain Capital. Everywhere I look I’m amazed at the companies I find in really unexpected places,” says Nate Olson, a specialist in entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and co-founder of 1MillionCups.
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153 Are You From Where Your Were Born?
Feld Thoughts
JULY 11, 2015
In the article The biggest tech company founders from every state I win the callout for Arkansas. My parents knew one person in Dallas when they moved there, as they chose Dallas (over Kansas City, which was a near second) as a place they wanted to build their life. The post Are You From Where Your Were Born?
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70 Transcript of Creating a Winning SEO Strategy
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 22, 2019
He is the founder of Backlinko.com a place where you can get actionable SEO advice. I live in Kansas City, Missouri. In other words, if you’re trying to check on results and track results, sometimes it’s a little challenging if your IP address is in Kansas City, Missouri. Brian Dean: Yep.
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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 10, 2020
So, I ended up naming the business after the place where it was born — Kansas City, Kansas. Thanks to Tim Sims, Kansas-Sleep ! #25- I was brainstorming names with my co-founders CTO Jesse Forrest and CMO Matt Reilly. But eventually, one of my friends advised me to use a location-driven name. 25- What we provide.
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How Decisions Define Our Business Destiny
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 27, 2023
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.
Entrepreneurial Lessons Through Craft Beer
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 25, 2017
Couture is the owner and founder of Bier Station in Kansas City, MO, the Midwest’s first craft beer tasting bar and bottle shop all at the same time. As I live in Kansas City, I’ve been able to watch the growth of this entrepreneurial success story first hand.
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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 21, 2017
By this time, Erin had already spent 4 years in operations at a startup that was in skyrocket growth mode, so she knew her knowledge in scaling operations was as valuable as this idea; she became my co-founder. I’m an architect turned entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Cheekd a mobile dating app that makes missed connections obsolete.
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At a Store Called Stuff It’s About So Much More Than the Stuff!
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
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.
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SEO for Growth
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
For today’s show the microphone has been turned as the host for this week is Douglas Burdett, founder of Artillery Marketing and host of the Marketing Book Podcast. For today’s show the microphone has been turned as the host for this week is Douglas Burdett, founder of Artillery Marketing and host of the Marketing Book Podcast.
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9 Unlikely Entrepreneurs Who Changed The Market
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 17, 2012
Sergey Brin is a co-founder of Google and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. In 1919, Disney was fired from his job at the Kansas City Star because he lacked imaginative ideas. Sergey Brin. But the truth is Walt Disney and his creations weren’t always a hit.
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173 How to Anchor Your Brand With a Great Story
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The company currently has three stores in Detroit, Kansas City and Manhattan. Now, here’s the point where I need to inject for the sake of balance that Kartsotis is the founder of Bedrock Brands, also the founder of the popular Fossil brand of watches. So, why all the buzz?
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4 Tips on Hiring New Team Members
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 18, 2011
Danny Wong is the co-founder of Blank Label Group and runs the e-commerce startups Blank Label , Thread Tradition and RE:custom. So, here are a few tips that startups should keep in mind to ensure they'?re re hiring the right candidates for their jobs the first time around. Ask Questions That Matter.
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119 Cold Beer, Strollers, and Craft Draft Hipsters – What’s not to love?
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 29, 2017
Today I’m thrilled to share the story of my long-time friend and Kansas Citian John Couture who is the founder of the Bier Station , as a part of the “Amex Welcomed” program with @americanexpress , which is showcasing the people behind our favorite local businesses that welcome Amex. Tell us a little bit about Bier Station.
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Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
My co-founder, Dr. Jeff Tarrant , wrote the book on neuromeditation. Louis and Kansas City in the “silicon prairie.” My co-founder, Dr. Jeff Tarrant, was my husband’s business partner when they had a psychology practice together. It’s a portable digital chill pill that gives the user virtual superpowers.
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49 Five Ways You’re Not Going To Get An Investor For Your Startup
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Meaning the founders have proven on some level that people will pay for what they’re selling and they’ve proven they can repeat said process. Weston Bergmann is the founder and lead investor in a business incubator in Kansas City called BetaBlox. There are even more ways to turn them off. These are some of them.
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Transcript of Managing an Expanding Business, With Your Mission Guiding the Way
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 5, 2018
He is the founder of one of those CrossFit gyms that is now expanded and grown into be something entirely different, into a really a healthcare or wellness mecca. He is the founder of The Hill KC , CrossFit Memorial Hill. We are a health and wellness facility here in Kansas City. Check it out. ” Matt Scanlon: Yeah.
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56 Transcript of How to Reliably Generate Big Ideas for Your Business
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 8, 2019
This is John Jantsch and my guest today is Mike Brown founder of The Brainzooming Group and author of a book we’re going to talk about today called Idea Magnets. I’m going to show you how you can try it for free a little later. Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. So welcome, Mike.
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Turns Out The Future of the Office Isn’t an Office at All
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
I interviewed Jason Fried , co-founder of Basecamp and author of REMOTE , for the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast recently and he shared this view as well. I’ve rented 150 square feet of private space in a co-working space in Kansas City called Think Big Coworking.
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Turns Out The Future of the Office Isn’t an Office at All
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
I interviewed Jason Fried , co-founder of Basecamp and author of REMOTE , for the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast recently and he shared this view as well. I’ve rented 150 square feet of private space in a co-working space in Kansas City called Think Big Coworking.
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5 Online Assets That Are Worth Your Time
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 10, 2015
For example, Our landing page for the Founders Club targets an elite group of Kansas City businesses who benefit from choosing HipHire early. Brian Kearns is an entrepreneur and the founder of HipHire. What tweak to online assets has been the biggest change maker for you?
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28 How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
This meant: Less capital to start a company thus the rise of “micro VCs” Younger, more technical founders (not as big of a leap to take a risk on a 24-year-old when it’s $250k and not $5 million. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. What Does a City Need to Compete?
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390 Transcript of How to Prepare to Sell Your Business
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 14, 2017
He is the founder and CEO of Stackify. Matt Watson: Based in the Kansas City area. We didn’t talk about this ahead of time, but that’s what I’m standing in Kansas City, Missouri recording this. As a founder of a company, a CEO of a company. Go check it out. Podcastbookers.com.
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How to Find a Mentor
Up and Running
JUNE 17, 2015
Wright, serial entrepreneur and founder of investment firm The Resourceful CEO. “I I applied, pitched, and was accepted into BetaBlox —a Kansas City-based startup incubator—in June of 2014,” says Shane Park, CEO of Coinplay. See Also Q&A with Business Incubator Co-founder Joe Maruschak. See Also Got “Founder Fit”?
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Purposeful Growth: The New Revolution For Business Success
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 4, 2023
And it was based on a book that was written by Whole Foods co-founder and Seed. And, you know, I'm blessed to live here in Kansas City and we have the Kansas City Chiefs, and we just won the Super Bowl. Next time I'm in Kansas City or on the road somewhere. John Love John Mackey and Raj.
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Leadership Guide for Every Business Growth Stage
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Sometimes the founder is carrying all the weight on their backs and doing whatever is necessary to get to the $10 million thresholds of sustainable profitability and product validation. I like to utilize the tale of two cities to illustrate this latter point best. I use the cities of St. Joseph, MO, and Kansas City, MO.
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Transcript of Creating a Podcast as Part of Your Prospecting Process
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
He is an author and founder, CEO of Unstoppable CEO. John Jantsch: I record this show in my little office in Kansas city and I have a full glass front on my office and people walk by and they they’re absolutely convinced I must be a radio DJ or something. John Jantsch: Hello. This is John Jantsch.
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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 6, 2019
So my co-founder, Amit Vij, and I built a new database from the ground up, centered around massive parallelization combining the power of the GPU (typically used to quickly process and generate graphics in video games) and CPU to explore and visualize streaming and historical data in space and time—an approach that we then patented.
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Transcript of Learning to Speak Like a Pro
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 9, 2019
He is a speaker, author, blogger, podcaster, and founder of The Speaker Lab Podcast and Speaker Lab Summit, and so guess what we’re going to talk about today? John Jantsch: Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch, and my guest today is Grant Baldwin.
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Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
He is the founder of Peterson Acquisitions and the author of Swinging Doors: A Guide to Selling Your Company. So, it’s kind of fun to interview somebody in Kansas City. And we’ll have that in the show notes. John Jantsch: Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch.
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Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 30, 2017
John: So are you in Kansas City today or are you in Columbia? Lewis and Kansas city where are offices are but as crazy as it is, I’m typically in San Francisco, LA, New York or on a plane so it’s just great to be home where my wife and kids are. John Hall: It’s great to be here. John: Awesome.
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