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The Gang reviews the big tech stories of the week and then brings on our guest, Lief Larson, CEO of Workface, Inc. (& BusinessCard2). We hear about Lief’s background, a bit about his extensive serial entrepreneurial activities, and what led to the recent acquisition of Card.ly (see this post for more).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: The Brymers & their song “Do You Think” via the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed During the Show:

+ Apple announces new iPods (like this one), ‘Ping‘ in iTunes and AppleTV
+ HP Buys 3PAR
+ Mergers & acquisitions rising. According to this 7 minute CNBC segment, the Commerce Dept. says that US corporations are sitting on $2 trillion in cash (e.g., GE could spend up to $30B in cash on takeovers in the next 2-3 years)
+ MIMA Summit
+ Minnesota Blogger Conference and the meetup the evening prior
+ Rainmakers Conference