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Archive | September, 2011

M8 Gang Podcast 139 – Capella U Mobile’s Kristofer Layon

30. September 2011

Online learning continues to accelerate and Capella University is on the leading edge of it. Online increasingly means “mobile” and Capella recently brought on a unique, highly qualified and experienced guy, Kristofer Layon, to be their mobile product manager. We talk with Kris about what he’s doing at Capella, issues he’s wrestling with, and how [...]

Minnov8 Gang 138 – Fate…or Plus?

23. September 2011

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Lots of announcements this week with Facebook f8, Google+ opening up to everyone, and Forbes thinking our hometown technology retail success story, Best Buy, is in trouble. Our guest this week is Ben Theis, Field Marketing Lead for Google in Minnesota (and part of a team of five). He talks about what he’s doing here, [...]

U of MN Center for Spirituality & Healing’s Mobile App

19. September 2011

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The U of MN Center for Spirituality and Healing, a world-renowned resource, recently released an iPhone and iPad app called “Wellscapes” (iTunes link). I’ve known of the Center for quite some time and been interested in what they describes as their mission to, “…enhance health and well-being by educating health professionals, empowering consumers, and fundamentally [...]

English Books for Thai School – Can You Help?

19. September 2011

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A few weeks ago I received a contact from the Minnov8 site. The woman who wrote it (Lynn Brown) teaches at a school in Thailand in a program featuring English as a second language. They desperately need books in English for their tiny library and they have no funds for the books or for shipping. [...]

Why You Need to Secure Your Devices…NOW

18. September 2011

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If this story motivates you take action immediately, then this post was worth writing. I’ll explain why it is so critical (and easy, frankly) to backup, secure and ensure that your laptop, smartphone or tablet devices are locked down so you are protected. I’ll also tell you why it is easier than ever—and critical to police [...]

Minnov8 Gang 137 – Major Mojo Baby!

16. September 2011

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MOJO Minnesota is an innovation advocacy force comprised of like-minded business leaders working to fuel entrepreneurship and reignite Minnesota’s culture of innovation. These folks describe themselves as, “…business advisors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and attorneys passionate about creating jobs and economic growth through the power of Minnesota based technology companies” and we were pleased [...]

2011 Tekne Award Finalists Announced

15. September 2011

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At a swanky little affair at the offices of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) announced the finalists for the 2011 Tekne Awards. In their 12th year the Teknes “honor companies, innovations and individuals that positively impact Minnesota’s technology-based economy.” While many of Minnesota’s largest tech companies are represented, there [...]

DEMO: Me & My Money

14. September 2011

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Our buddy, Graeme Thickins, is once again live-blogging from DEMO Fall. He seems to cover everything and is the best liveblogger I’ve ever followed, mainly because he is so diligent about placing links within his liveblog as well as within his tweets so it’s easy to go see what and whom he’s talking about in [...]

Minnov8 Gang 136 – Pedal to the Metal

10. September 2011

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This past summer amazed the Gang in how there has been a constant and continuing stream of new announcements, mergers and acquisitions, and major battles in the mobile space. We discuss this and much more in this week’s podcast. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off this week) Music: “Kitchen [...]

Interview of startup QONQR (MN Cup Runner-Up, High Tech Division)

10. September 2011

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QONQR started as the winner of the first Twin Cities Startup Weekend in September 2010, a competition in which teams have 48 hours to build a prototype and pitch their business. Since then, QONQR has been accepted into the Demo Track of MidVenturesLAUNCH in Chicago and was a finalist in the Entertainment Category of the [...]

Archive | September, 2011

M8 Gang Podcast 139 – Capella U Mobile’s Kristofer Layon

Minnov8 Gang 138 – Fate…or Plus?

U of MN Center for Spirituality & Healing’s Mobile App

English Books for Thai School – Can You Help?

Why You Need to Secure Your Devices…NOW

Minnov8 Gang 137 – Major Mojo Baby!

2011 Tekne Award Finalists Announced

DEMO: Me & My Money

Minnov8 Gang 136 – Pedal to the Metal

Interview of startup QONQR (MN Cup Runner-Up, High Tech Division)

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