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Kansas City Needs To Embrace Failure To Support Its Entrepreneurs

By Steve Kraske,

Published October 22, 2015 at 3:19 PM CDT

The word "failure" generally has negative connotations but in the startup world, failure is considered a good thing. We talk about how it got its positive spin and how Kansas City could do a better job embracing it.

Guests:

Adam Arredondo is the co-founder of the Center of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development, or CEED. He is also the co-founder of KC Startup Village and experienced failure in his first business venture.
Joni Cobb is the founding President and CEO of Pipeline Entrepreneurs.
Bobby Burch is the founder of Startland News, a digital news platform that covers the startup community in Kansas City.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Lisa Rodriguez

Kansas City needs journalists who show up not just on people’s worst days, but on their best ones — and the boring ones in between. I build relationships across the metro, so our newsroom can bring you critical information when times are tough, and seek out moments of joy to celebrate. Email me at lisa@kcur.org.

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