Archive | February, 2011

Workface DEMOs New Platform

28. February 2011

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If you’ve ever gone to a website to research, buy or otherwise engage online with a company, you know how frustrating it is to either have to call them on the phone or click “Live Chat” and wait around until someone becomes free to ‘talk’ with you. That’s all about to change. Local entrepreneur Lief [...]

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Contour Innovations Made GPS Magic in a Basement

25. February 2011

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Two entrepreneur’s, Mike Lauenstein and Matt Johnson of Contour Innovations, have spent the last two years in stealth mode (building in Mike’s basement offices) inventing a patent pending technology that provides a unique sonar recorder Platform with a wide range of applications for recreational fishermen, research groups, fishing guides, and other geospatial technologies. When we grabbed coffee [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 112 – Even Monkeys are Mobile

25. February 2011

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The “always on, always connected” culture is accelerating due to mobile devices and it seems like everyone has a mobile phone, laptop or tablet (which we know is not actually the case…yet). What does being always on and always connected mean for work, education, and socializing when we can find out anything or connect with [...]

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Minnov8 Gang – Working on our Twangs

17. February 2011

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The Gang will be on hiatus this week so there won’t be a podcast. Turns out we got a new gig for our hillbilly quartet so we’ll be stoppin’ off for some ribs and then heading out to the Slim Pickins Bar, Grill and Used Car Lot to meet our huge fan base. After that [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 111 – The Throng Can’t be Wrong

11. February 2011

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We talk with Aaron Weber, co-founder of an already successful startup (W3i) and now a new, exciting personalized and social discovery engine called Inveni. We talk with Aaron about this new platform, his recent influx of venture capital (nearly $500K) discussed in this high profile article at Techcrunch, and what’s next. We then shift our [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 110 – ChitChat Chatter

4. February 2011

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The “socialization” and connection of seemingly all we do online increasingly centers around our social graph. Our first guest, Rick Mahn, consults in the social media sphere and runs the #1 Social Media Breakfast club (nationally) right here in the Twin Cities. Rick has a unique perspective on how organizations are applying social media for [...]

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