A $145,000 allocation for Velocity Lee’s Summit represents the first step in the City of Lee’s Summit getting serious about investing in innovation, said Grant Gooding. “There is a lot... Read more
Serial entrepreneurs Courtney and Lance Windholz have a goal to buy or invest in at least one business every year, they said. Both are busy with their commitments to seven companies to date,... Read more
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Check out more from Grant Gooding here. It’s true. The moment you start talking about yourself is the... Read more
When it comes to selling your product or service, the devil truly is in the details. Despite what bad salesmen might tell you, people don’t buy based on features or price. Decision making is... Read more
[pullquote]”Subjective language is usually used in elevator pitches when businesses try to point out a perceived advantage in the market. This usually manifests itself as an ignorable... Read more
“It’s a $100 million dollar industry, all I have to do is capture 1 percent of that market and I’ll make a million dollars.” After working with hundreds of startups, I have heard this statem... Read more