Successful VideoFizz campaign supports breast cancer awareness, research

One Kansas City startup is recognizing breast cancer awareness month through a promotion to support the American Breast Cancer Foundation. This October, VideoFizz is encouraging users to create a video on their platform to let someone special know you are “pinking” of them, raising awareness and support for the foundation. Whether it’s celebrating survival, uplifting…

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Events Preview: Sports Hack for Social Change

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 recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW Kansas City Women in Technology October TechTalk When: October 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Where: SoPro Gaming We…

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Array of pro sports teams kickoff youth benefit initiative in KC

Kansas City is serving as a hub for a national sports initiative that will host a handful of professional teams hoping to help young people around the U.S. Kicking off Friday, Play for Tomorrow — the brainchild of Kauffman Fellow Pankaj Sood — will feature seven professional sports teams from North America, including the Kansas…

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In KC visit, former Infusionsoft CMO delivers lessons on focus

An entrepreneur’s ability to focus is her single largest bellwether of success. At least according to Greg Head, the former CMO of Infusionsoft. Head — a 30-year veteran of the software industry — now spends his days consulting ambitious executives in growing companies on that five letter word: focus. Head on Thursday visited Kansas City…

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Mental health startup StartTalking announces partnership with QuikTrip

Editor’s note: In response to readers’ desire for quick-hitting stories, Startland News is launching a new segment, “News Flash,” to enable more coverage. Let us know what you think!   Lenexa-based StartTalking has announced a pilot partnership with QuikTrip that will make its service available to all 3,000 QuikTrip employees in the Kansas City area.…

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