Diana Kander (Kauffman Foundation)

Dec 5, 2014, 12:00 – 3:00 AM

Cremalab, 1815 Central Street, Kansas City, 64108

Diana Kander is a successful entrepreneur, having founded and sold a number of ventures, and a Senior Fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. A sought out public speaker and writer, Diana has advised startup founders and Fortune 500 executives on her methodology for customer-focused innovation. She recently published All In Startup, a New York Times bestseller.

In-person event

About this event

A refugee of the Soviet Union, Diana Kander entered America as an eight-year old resident of subsidized housing in Brooklyn, New York. By the time she was an American citizen, she had perfected her skills as a capitalist – selling flea market goods to grade school classmates at a markup.
Today, Diana is a successful entrepreneur, having founded and sold a number of ventures, and a Senior Fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest non-profit in the world dedicated to entrepreneurship and education. Diana draws on her experience as a founder, investor, and academic to design and implement curriculum in educational institutions and the private sector.
A sought out public speaker and writer, Diana has advised startup founders and Fortune 500 executives on her methodology for customer-focused innovation.
Diana lives in Columbia, Missouri with her high school sweetheart/husband, Jason, and their awesome son True.
 

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Speaker

  • Diana Kander

    Kauffman Foundation

When

When

Friday, December 5, 2014
12:00 AM – 3:00 AM UTC

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat
Networking

Organizers

  • Carolynn Santos

    InDivEquity Partners

    Chapter Director

  • Dakota Shade

    Volunteer, Social Media

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Dell Technologies

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