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Techstars in Kansas City

Feld Thoughts

Yesterday Techstars announced the launch of Techstars Kansas City. This is a city-based horizontal accelerator similar to the ones we have in Boulder, Boston, Seattle, Austin, New York City, London and Berlin. I have a long history with Kansas City.

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Becoming a Great Leader, No Matter What Field You’re In

Duct Tape Marketing

He is a former Army Captain and New York Times bestselling author of Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I’ve Learned in Everyday Courage. Upon returning from his tour in Afghanistan, Kander returned to his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri and became involved in politics.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). Every city should have a “BuildIn” program. Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools – New York has an amazing startup scene and the energy and momentum is palpable. From startup Rovio in Finland.

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The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019

Duct Tape Marketing

He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I’ve Learned in Everyday Courage. Matt Scanlon is a fellow Kansas City business owner. Jason Kander served in the U.S. military as an Army Captain before transitioning into politics. Click here to listen to the episode.

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5 Ways Writing A Book Will Supercharge Your Online Presence

Duct Tape Marketing

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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Your city doesn’t have a startup community? Start one!

The Next Web

After all, a great startup community can grow anywhere — from the buzzing streets of New York City to sleepy rural Iowa. Here are two great examples: There’s No Place Like Home: Kansas City showed commitment to fostering an entrepreneurial environment by dubbing itself “ America’s Most Entrepreneurial City.”

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10 Famous People Who Flourished After Being Laid Off

YoungUpstarts

It’s hard to believe that the man who created Mickey Mouse and co-founded one of the biggest motion picture production companies ever faced rejection, but in 1919, Walt Disney was fired from his job at the Kansas City Star because he supposedly lacked imaginative ideas. Michael Bloomberg.