Startups Stories
NXSTAGE grad: Getting in the room with the big guys can ‘change the whole trajectory’ for a startup
A Kansas-built program designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs woo future enterprise-level partners is already proving it was worth the mileage to Wichita, said Connor Borrego, noting the just-wrapped cohort gave him the tools to insert his startup into the buying processes larger organizations actually use.
Sneak peek: With new HQ’s opening inside the leather, take a peek at GolfTRK’s flagship scramble
The new location at 7068 Mission Road opens to the public Friday with eight performance bays and a 2,000-square-foot PuttView short-game space, making the virtual reality putting green the biggest PuttView experience in the entire United States.
Inside the $112M Tickets For Less exit: Deal would tap live event tech, add sports verticals
A move to acquire Overland Park-built Tickets For Less for $112 million serves as a launching pad for Kustom Entertainment, said founder and CEO Stan Ross, giving the music industry veteran a tech boost in his bid to develop a fully integrated, end-to-end live entertainment ecosystem.
KC Symphony exec tries his hand at booktech founder after shelving dot-com era entrepreneurship
An injury that immobilized Danny Beckley’s wrist put a sudden halt to his hobbies — from woodworking and gardening to piloting planes — but opened a new chapter on entrepreneurial side hustles and returned him to the tech world he’d previously left behind to lead orchestras.
Million-dollar prize: Meet 10 KC companies vying for Startup World Cup, attention of global investors
KCSourceLink on Wednesday revealed the 10 companies advancing to the Startup World Cup’s Kansas City regional tournament, where selected entrepreneurs will compete for a shot at the global pitch event’s $1 million investment prize.