A Growing Community Attracts Thriving Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Meet the startup innovators who are driving change in their industries and beyond. These startups are among the Future 50
in Dallas-Fort Worth, our editors’ picks of forward-thinking innovators who are shaping their industries and communities.
From the healthcare sector to the real estate industry, these trailblazers are disrupting the status quo with their groundbreaking technologies and solutions. Mark Cuban and Alex Oshmyansky’s drug company is challenging Big Pharma with a radically transparent online pharmacy, while Treyvon Perry’s startup is using 3D printing to build sustainable homes.
Together with Alex Oshmyansky, Cost Plus’s founder and CEO, the serial entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner launched the cash-only, online pharmacy last year to sell generic drugs for everything from acid reflux to Crohn’s disease for a fraction of the typical cost. It’s able to do so because it negotiates directly with drug manufacturers, sidestepping the myriad “pharmacy
benefit manager” middlemen who typically control costs by setting prices at whatever the market will bear. That’s often a whole lot.
Treyvon Perry started thinking about revolutionizing homebuilding with 3D concrete printing when he was just 17 years old. In 2021, the architecture student at UT Arlington teamed up with Sebin Joseph to launch Von Perry, a tech-habitat company that specializes in building affordable, sustainable homes utilizing digital and prefab construction and 3D printing
Perry considers 3DCP houses—which typically use 3D printing technologies like a large robotic arm that moves around and extrudes or “prints” concrete one layer at a time—as “next-gen housing” that could be a good solution to the affordable housing crisis.
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Panhandlers Take Advantage of Our Compassion
A Federal Judge will Decide on Dallas Ordinance Banning Panhandling On Medians
A federal judge in Dallas is set to rule on whether the city can enforce an ordinance that restricts panhandling until a First Amendment lawsuit is ended. The lawsuit challenges an ordinance passed by the Dallas City Council last year, which makes it a misdemeanor to walk or stand on medians measuring six feet or less or designated "clear zones." Violating the ordinance can result in a ticket and a fine of up to $500. The plaintiffs argue that the ordinance infringes on their constitutional right to hold signs, interact with drivers, protest, and conduct research near busy roadways. They claim that the ordinance hinders their freedom of
speech.
The city argues that the ordinance is not intended as a panhandling ban but rather as a pedestrian safety measure. The city's lawyer maintains that individuals are still free to express themselves but must do so at a safe distance from busy roads. Exceptions to the ordinance include permitted marches, workers with intersection permits, and firefighters soliciting donations. The plaintiffs argue that this amounts to government censorship. The judge will decide whether to allow the city to enforce the ordinance while the lawsuit continues.
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