Episodes

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:13 - The carsharing startup Getaround has been raising a lot of capital lately, and car makers are taking notice • 3:53 - Earlier this month the St. Louis Regional Chamber released their annual venture capital report for 2017, we talk about what that means for startups • 5:44 - Kansas City startups are vying for the chance to speak at SXSW • 7:17 - Annik...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:57 - This week changes were announced to the way fintech is regulated. What does this mean for Missouri? • 3:05 - Kansas City’s Innovation Partnership Program. We’ll take a look at the six startups who were accepted to the program that connects startups to the city. • 5:06 - An update on a story from a previous episode — it’s Missouri and scooter startup...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:11 - Kansas City has a notorious payday lending culture. One Techstars startup is hoping to offer an alternative. • 3:20 - Gov. Mike Parson vetoed a bill this month that had support from Missouri tech companies. • 5:15 - Rightfully Sewn, a Kansas City startup that provides training and job placement for at-risk individuals, is expanding. • 6:55 - Q&A wit...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:00 - Techstars Kansas City released the lineup of their newest cohort, what does it mean for the startups who were selected? • 2:12 - Scooter startups are sweeping the nation! We'll look at one companies impact on Kansas City and St. Louis • 4:55 - Annika Merrilees speaks with the executive director of Arch Grants, a nonprofit that’s looking to build up ...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:00 - Missouri Technology Corporation wrapped up it's first fiscal year after major cuts in state funding. MTC is known for it's partnerships with startups, but that may have to change • 3:00 - Talent for Tomorrow is an initiative aimed at improving Missouri's workforce, but it also provides a glimpse at the future of entrepreneurship in the state • 5:20 ...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:59 - Gov. Mike Parson signed Missouri’s $28.6 billion state budget last week. What does it mean for entrepreneurship? • 1:51 - President Trump wants to end the International Entrepreneur Rule. What does it mean for Missouri if the program disappears? • 4:11 - Welltodo, a St. Louis startup, was acquired by SensorRX. What comes next for their migraine-mana...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 1:00 - Amazon is now offering a program to help entrepreneurs create their own delivery services. • 2:43 - The U.S. Supreme Court voted to allow states to charge tax on online retail, now what? • 5:10 - KC Crew, a business that organizes adult sports leagues in Kansas City, is moving into new fields. • 8:32- Q&A with Mason Aid, a Columbia-based diversity a...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. In this week’s episode: • 0:53 - How Kansas City's AMC Theatres responded to the challenge posed by the upstart MoviePass • 4:30 - What a new World Health Organization classification could mean to the burgeoning esports industry • 8:25 - Two efforts announced this week to fund Kansas City startups • 11:40 - A Q&A with Zach Pettet, managing director of Kansas City's new Fountain Cit...

Missouri Business Alert’s Speaking Startup podcast explores news and issues important to the state’s entrepreneurs. This week’s episode covers: • 0:39 - Gov. Mike Parson meeting Missouri businesses • 5:04 - Net neutrality's repeal and its effect on local startups • 8:24 - Answers founder David Karandish's new AI startup •10:45 - Reporter Kristoffer Tigue's trip to Kansas City to learn about Ripple Glass • 16:44 - A look at numbers from the week in entrepreneurship news Check out our website for ...