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 recently attended the BetaBlox Demo Day and discovered a decidedly non tech startup called Ship and Dip.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 24, 2017

Trey Bowles from The Dallas Entrepreneurship Center (The DEC), Joshua Baer from Capital Factory, JR Reale from Station Houston, and Preston James from DivInc together in Kansas City, MO for the Kauffman Foundation Eship Summit. This was my first time visiting Kansas City. We have first class problems.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The region is experiencing a startup renaissance, with the formation of Midwest startups on the rise and funding growing at historic rates. This has been a phenomenal year for Midwest startups. CB Insights crunched some numbers and found that In the year through the Q3, Denver-based startups raised around $3.1

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

Louis show how vibrant the startup ecosystem has become there. This is the 13th year the conference has been in business, which alternates each year between Kansas City and St. Two events this week in St. On Wednesday, a group of 13 companies presented to 50 investors, looking to raise an aggregate of $16 million in capital.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

It’s based in Kansas City (Sprint’s headquarters) and is our fourth powered by Techstars accelerator, joining Nike , Kaplan , and R/GA. I’m an enormous fan of four things about the Sprint Accelerator – what we call “PBTS” (powered by Techstars), mobile health, Kansas City, and Sprint.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2012

Just about every weekend someplace on the planet a peculiar series of meetups is happening called Startup Weekend. According to the master website, more than 5,000 startups have been created since the process began , and some 2,000 just in the last year alone. Startup Weekend - Full from Eighteen Eighty on Vimeo.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Or the growth of Dwolla in Iowa or C2FO being built in Kansas City?

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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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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

For example, Kansas City Managed IT provides backup and restoration services to clients while considering each organization’s needs. You Need Managed IT Services appeared first on The Startup Magazine. There are different ways to back up data, and not all are equal. The post Have Remote Employees?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! You’ll find more photos of colorful towns and cities in the Random Fun section below. Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. – [link].

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 17, 2013

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m doing this as an experiment around Startup Communities. I’m fascinated about what is going on in Kansas City around Google Fiber and rather than observe, I decided to participate. Also, thanks to Scott Case of Startup America for helping judge the competition.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 29, 2016

I’ve recently joined the board of directors and enjoyed spending two days in Kansas City immersed in things with the Kauffman Fellows, a bunch of friends, and a number of LPs and GPs that came to the event. As part of it, I gave a talk and did Q&A with Lesa Mitchell (now the Managing Director of Techstars Kansas City).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

I’ll pick a mythical company in Kansas City. “I live and work in Kansas City. “ Startup Advice' Here’s what I would do if I were you. For starters I’d try to raise my initial capital locally. Next I’d research every VC in the country and find people who grew up in or near KC.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2015

There is extensive content and examples around Startup Communities, included in the Paths to Entrepreneurship section. I made a few guest appearance, including in the long article about the Kansas City Startup Village. The post Kauffman Thoughtbook 2015 appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I spent the day in Kansas City yesterday at the Kauffman Foundation for my first Startup Weekend board meeting. I was at the first Startup Weekend in Boulder in July 2007. I saw that in Boulder in July 2007 and I see that when I hear of other people that have participated in Startup Weekends around the world.

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The Next Web

JULY 6, 2013

You don’t have to be located in Silicon Valley to take part in a great startup community. If you’re motivated enough to start your own business and create something great from a simple idea, then you’re certainly motivated enough to jumpstart a local startup community. Why worry about a startup community? Take the first step.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 17, 2014

Yesterday, Kauffman Foundation released a study that provided empirical support for the Boulder Thesis that I came up with in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. 1 Million Cups Denver was also a recipient of one of the first Startup Colorado Community Fund grants.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I’ll be here again today for Venture Atlanta and then I’m on to Kansas City for Techstars Kansas City Demo Day. I haven’t been here in a while but it’s pretty awesome to see how the startup community has grown in the past five years. I’m also being more careful about how I do it.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2015

In an effort to buy real estate in burgeoning startup communities around the United States while more deeply engaging in the startup community, my partners and I have bought a house in the Cass Corridor neighborhood in Detroit. Since I stay in my guest bedroom at the Kansas City house when I’m there, I’m a fan of this.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too. Watch live video from Startup Lessons Learned on Justin.tv

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 23, 2014

In an effort to experiment with a different approach, we recently led an AngelList syndicated investment in one potential search challenger, a Kansas City based startup called Leap.it who is taking a different approach based on the belief that machine-based algorithms can only get you so far.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 26, 2015

So this weekend was about startup communities with a bonus book on the startup visa tossed in for good measure. The next book I read was Screw the Valley: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of America’s New Tech Startup Culture. The last book I read was The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth & Economic Prosperity in America.

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David Cohen

JUNE 18, 2022

It’s why the Kansas City Report showed that Black women left corporate in droves seeking this freedom. She has the authority to hire and place other people of color in leadership in ways that creates the same freedoms for them that she has found. These are the types of freedom that entrepreneurship can open up to the Black woman.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

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. Joseph and Kansas City typifies the potential pitfalls when you fall in love with your “package” vs. your “value.”.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Tell us about the startup ecosystem there. Louis and Kansas City in the “silicon prairie.” Columbia is located between St.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

By Mary Scott Nabers | 10/30/2017 Startup companies of all types are hot topics today. They dislike bureaucratic processes even more, so the government marketplace has never been an attractive option for startup firms. A few cities have created what they are calling a residency program. Who would have thought it possible?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Mathia shared some thoughts about his startup experience?—?and Tell us your favorite thing about being in Wichita, Kansas. What has the startup experience taught you about life? If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17. and plugged his pick for the Super Bowl.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 22, 2015

Can you, for example, take the SV’s operating system and drag and drop it into Boulder or Kansas City? The SV OS ought to work in a Bolder or Kansas City if we can ‘install it.''” I love the phrase “operating system” to describe things.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 11, 2015

He’s most known for founding Foundry Group, a prominent venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investment, but also co-founded startup accelerator Techstars.” 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.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 5, 2016

In 2003, it was spun out of the Kauffman Foundation into a separate non-profit but, at the 20th reunion in Kansas City, the Kauffman Foundation made a new gift to the Kauffman Fellows Program to accelerate the midwestern venture capital ecosystem. In September, I joined the board of Kauffman Fellows.

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Austin Startup

MAY 17, 2018

This “you can’t tell us what to do” whining is now putting Austin at the bottom of the list when it comes to smart city technology deployment. A smart city uses connected technology to optimize a city’s operations, improve quality of life and increase economic development. Cities all across the country?—?like

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 23, 2014

In an effort to experiment with a different approach, we recently led an AngelList syndicated investment in one potential search challenger, a Kansas City based startup called Leap.it who is taking a different approach based on the belief that machine-based algorithms can only get you so far.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 26, 2012

Cafe Gratitude is opening in Kansas City. She shared stories about the ups and downs, exciting and frustrating moments and the joy of making tables from reclaimed wood. The following four items were the focus of her website. Would you like to be a part of making it happen? There are several ways to contribute!

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Five Ways You’re Not Going To Get An Investor For Your Startup written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Weston Bergmann – Enjoy! There are a lot of ways to attract an angel investor to your startup.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 12, 2011

I spent the day yesterday in Kansas City at the Kauffman Foundation with about 20 women entrepreneurs who were the E&Y Winning Women from 2008, 2009 , and 2010. Tim Miller at Rally Software is another entrepreneur that I have immense respect for and when I think about how he spends his time, much of it is working on the business.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 9, 2014

This post is one in a series of tips designed to guide small business owners through the challenges of today’s startup environment and is sponsored by Canon MAXIFY – the printer lineup designed to help small business owners increase productivity so that they can focus on everything else that matters.

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