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Archive | May, 2009

M8 Gang 38: Bing, Google Wave & Palm Pre

30. May 2009

Big week for announcements at the All Things D conference along with that from GoogleIO, and the Gang discusses the various announcements and probes to get at the meaning behind these moves by Microsoft, Google and Palm. We also briefly discuss some interesting local use of social media at the beginning of this week’s show. [...]

Thought Leaders At-Your-Fingertips

24. May 2009

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Stanford University has an incredible resource that you’ll undoubtedly find quite useful: an entrepreneurship ecorner that delivers videos and podcasts from top names in technology. From their About page: The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Entrepreneurship Corner is a free online archive of entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning. The mission of the project is [...]

Minnov8 Gang Podcast – Episode 37

23. May 2009

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Our guest this week is Marti Nyman, a senior business development executive with more than 20 years of success in areas within the Energy, Telecommunications, and Consumer Retail sectors, and, most recently, was responsible for the formation and launch of Best Buy’s Venture Capital practice. Nyman, along with serial entrepreneur John Montague, are off on [...]

Getting to Know W3i

22. May 2009

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As usual, the schmoozing at Minnedemo yielded a pleasant surprise. My discovery of a Minnesota company that is known better beyond it’s borders than within them and the CEO of said company. The CEO; Andy Johnson. The company; St. Cloud based W3i. Many in the Minnesota interactive “space” (I love using that term. It’s so [...]

Innovation to Ride Out the Economic Downturn

22. May 2009

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The University of Minnesota’s Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, is offering a workshop in their Tech Tune-Up series for 2009. Here are the details: 2009 Tech Tune-Up will expose professionals to breakthroughs and innovations coupled with insights and commentaries from internationally renowned researchers and practitioners. It will hone the competitive edge of participants and [...]

You Want Us to Pay Attention? Cut to the Chase.

18. May 2009

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Increasingly we’re all swimming in a river of news, information and communications, and the flow is moving faster all the time. Not only are more of us accessing content online instead of paying attention to a handful of traditional media offerings, more of us are shifting our attention to such services as Twitter and what’s [...]

MN Video Vault

15. May 2009

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This morning I was made aware of a beta offering from Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) called, “MN Video Vault.” They’re hosting a focus group session in downtown St. Paul on June 8th, but since I don’t think focus groups are meaningful in a day when one simply has to connect with a savvy, connected [...]

MPR, iPhone and a Codemorphic App

12. May 2009

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Listening to Minnesota Public Radio last week after my first meeting of the day, I caught most of a fascinating program on Midmorning called “Discovering China“, a discussion about Simon Winchester‘s latest book and his experiences which chronicle, “…the story of an Englishman’s adventures in China, and his determination to prove to the rest of [...]

The Enthusiasm at Minnedemo

11. May 2009

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Minnedemo happened last Thursday, May 7th, and the hundreds of people there, the startups and innovators showcasing their wares, was absolutely invigorating. To give you a flavor of the event along with some snippets of a few select interviews by Minnov8, take a peek at this short video: Hats off to both Luke Francl and [...]

Sharpen Up Those Business Plans! The ‘Minnesota Cup’ Deadline Is May 22

10. May 2009

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Attention all Minnesota startups and would-be startups: only a short time remains to enter the statewide business-plan competition known as The Minnesota Cup — applications are due Friday, May 22, 2009. Now in its fifth year, the competition is bigger and better in 2009, with more prizes and more opportunities to win. The total amount [...]

Archive | May, 2009

M8 Gang 38: Bing, Google Wave & Palm Pre

Thought Leaders At-Your-Fingertips

Minnov8 Gang Podcast – Episode 37

Getting to Know W3i

Innovation to Ride Out the Economic Downturn

You Want Us to Pay Attention? Cut to the Chase.

MN Video Vault

MPR, iPhone and a Codemorphic App

The Enthusiasm at Minnedemo

Sharpen Up Those Business Plans! The ‘Minnesota Cup’ Deadline Is May 22

Minnov8 Gang Podcast

Minnov8 Twitter

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