{"id":1167,"date":"2024-05-22T16:54:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flapdisplay.com\/?page_id=1167"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:44:51","slug":"startup-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.flapdisplay.com\/index.php\/startup-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"programmed split flap display\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nrjcVAw_4fE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Allen. 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