The Entrepreneurial Challenge. What can Wichita do about it?

Bob Litan, a partner at Korein Tillery, a law firm based in St. Louis and Chicago, also is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He regularly blogs for the Wall Street Journal and writes a regular Friday column on entrepreneurship for the Wichita Eagle. His recently published book, The Good Economy, makes a cautious case for a national turn around in startup companies.

Jacob Wayman serves as the Director of the e2e Accelerator, a Wichita-based business accelerator, incubator, and venture capital firm focused on mentoring and investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs. After spending several years in Kansas City, Jacob returned to Wichita and was instrumental in bringing 1 Million Cups to Wichita. While Jacob may be new to Wichita’s entrepreneurial community, he consistently advocates for entrepreneurs by serving as a Connector, Coach, Doer, Dreamer & ‘Go-to-Guy’ for entrepreneurs seeking resources, funding, mentorship and/or simple guidance of Wichita’s business community.