Patrice Aguilera carves niche on Facebook Live, teaching fellow entrepreneurs to break their own barriers

Patrice Aguilera, My Sister’s Closet

Editor’s note: This article is underwritten by Plexpod — a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes — but was independently produced by Startland News. Hand-me-downs were both a blessing and a curse for Patrice Aguilera, she said. Growing up as the youngest and tallest of six sisters,…

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Why Kansas City is America’s next great tech city (5 takeaways from a top founder)

John Boucard, Tesseract Ventures

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. John Boucard is founder and CEO of Tesseract Ventures, an innovator in next-generation robots, smart spaces, 21st century software and radically connected platforms — and one of Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020. Click here to learn more about Tesseract Ventures. Tesseract…

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Book the office where Walt met Mickey? Plexpod helping make Disney dream a reality

Plexpod in Laugh-O-gram interior rendering, gouldevansPlexpod in Laugh-O-gram interior rendering, gouldevans

Kansas City is getting its first glimpse inside the reimagined space where Walt Disney first encountered the inspiration for Mickey Mouse. Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. — in partnership with DigiSTORY KC and Plexpod — unveiled GouldEvans-designed renderings of its 10,000-square-foot Laugh-O-gram Studios rehab project Thursday night. “We will begin working on some facade improvements hopefully…

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