Author: Paul Riat
EXCLUSIVE: Bankruptcy after $8M in funding; startups assets sold to creditor
Posted by Paul Riat | Dec 2, 2021 | News : Premium |
The CEO tells the 4thEst8 how it played out in court. Leawood Venture Capital, Nelnet, Johnson Venture Partners, Aurora UV, Mid-America Angels, Nebraska Angel Network, and SeedStep Angels all invested in this company.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Food-tech startup lands on Hy-Vee shelves
Posted by Paul Riat | Dec 2, 2021 | News : Freemium |
The deal opens up Columbia, Missouri for the food tech company as well. If the cricket protein-based oatmeals, pancakes and protein shakes perform well in those three stores (and one in Southern Illinois) other Hy-Vee supermarkets could be next.
Read MoreAI startup preps for CES 2022
Posted by Paul Riat | Nov 22, 2021 | News : Premium |
In 2019 the CEO just walked around the huge Consumer Electronics Show… in 2020 it was all virtual… but this year “my time will be spent in a booth talking to people and then we have, like, a suite”
Read More1st News NFT Sold
Posted by Paul Riat | Nov 18, 2021 | News : Unlocked |
I want to put more reporters on the street. That’s fundamentally expensive. I’m developing some technology to improve news labor costs, but I also need to change the way that news pays for itself. I contend that advertising drives bad behavior in news organizations. The behaviors that are most profitable are often least beneficial (or harmful) to the audience. And news must be directly accountable to the public for the discourse that is required to operate a democracy.
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