Tag: Prestio

Glen Dakan, Liquify Group, Prestio

US veterans-turned-founders find natural transition, freedom in life as entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / July 4, 2019

Military service offers parallels to entrepreneurships — whether engaged in battle or a boardroom, said Andrew Belt.  “One of the things that has always helped me in operating my business is my ability to analyze the environment and be vigilant,” said Belt, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and serial entrepreneur behind Lenexa-based property services firm…

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Kelli and Glen Dakan, Liquify Group

Prestio founder dissolves headaches of business closings, pivots with Liquify Group

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2019

Closing a brick-and-mortar space is difficult enough, said Glen Dakan. Why should entrepreneurs be forced to endure the pains of offloading expensive equipment too? Such a predicament prompted Dakan and his partners to create a remedy for the common pain point: Liquify Group, a newly launched service that helps businesses liquidate their assets through a simple,…

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Glen Dakan, Prestio, and Ryan Matt, Matt Ford

Prestio drives users to auto dealerships without traditional car buying pain points

By Tommy Felts / September 25, 2018

Gone are the days of traditional car buying for Ben Anderson, the first customer of Kansas City-based startup Prestio. Anderson, an accounting professional at CBIZ, had grown deeply frustrated by auto dealerships, he said. In fall 2017, he turned to Prestio –– a first-of-its-kind software-as-a-service platform that allows customers to buy, trade, and finance vehicle purchases…

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2019 fellowship class

Pipeline opens applications for 2019 fellowship class, reveals three-city 1MC pitch event

By Tommy Felts / August 31, 2018

An application for Pipeline’s 2019 fellowship class isn’t just about next year, said Joni Cobb — it’s an opportunity for a lifetime of support from the organization’s network of developing and top-tier entrepreneurs. “Pipeline is available for life for each entrepreneur who successfully completes the fellowship year,” said Cobb, president and CEO of Pipeline, in…

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2018 Pipeline class

Four leading Kansas City entrepreneurs among 2018 Pipeline class

By Tommy Felts / January 26, 2018

The lives of four Kansas City entrepreneurs selected for the 2018 Pipeline class are about to change forever, said Brian Handrigan, Pipeline member and co-founder of St. Louis-based Traaqr. New fellows were announced Thursday evening at Pipeline’s The Innovators gala, with 13 startup leaders from across the Midwest taking the stage as the first step…

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