coronavirus

Pivot to programming: Prime Digital Academy sees opportunity in COVID-19 disruption  

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. A little over a year after its Kansas City launch, Prime Digital…

Andrew Potter and Luke Lim, TileFive, People Count

Reopening with limits: People Count app tracks number of customers in stores, gyms, restaurants

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Kansas City is nearing its attempt at an economic rebound and TileFive…

Nick DeBrodie, Lifewar Outfitters

‘Something in the Air You Breathe’: Punk brand hopes message about toxic negativity isn’t lost in COVID-19 fog

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. One of Kansas City’s newest apparel brands is set to launch its…

Tyler Enders, Made in KC

Open letter to KC landlords: Face the COVID-19 music; If not for a pandemic, then what?

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Tyler Enders is co-founder of Made in KC, a brick-and-mortar and online retailer of locally made goods with locations downtown, in the Crossroads Arts District, on the Country Club Plaza, and across the metro. Made in KC is a non-financial partner of Startland News. Enders’…

Jeff Colyer

Former Kansas governor: Time to disrupt is now — starting with cyber attacks on remote workers, government

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. As the Kansas City region recovers from the impact of a global…