About Us
December 8th, 2007 by Steve BorschMinnov8 was started to focus on technology innovation in the State of Minnesota. Borne out of a frustration that there wasn’t a showcase for the talent, brainpower, creativity, and innovation that exists in this Land of 10,000 Lakes, several geeks set forth on a quest to deliver a destination site for just such a purpose.
Your humble, modest, and foolhardy band of merrymakers includes:
Steve Borsch: With more than 25 years in high tech playing a variety of roles in sales, sales management, business development, and strategy creation, Borsch has enjoyed stints at Lawson Software, Vignette, Apple, Pioneer New Media, Panasonic Communications, as well as local startup Authorware (now part of Adobe’s Macromedia acquisition). Steve is CEO of Marketing Directions, Inc., a 21-year-old trend forecasting and management consulting firm in Eden Prairie, MN, with clients that include startups, small-to-midsize, and enterprise organizations. He also blogs on trends in social media, technology innovation, and other matters at Connecting the Dots and you can reach out to him via a Minnesota web startup, BusinessCard2, and his virtual card:
Tim Elliott: After 20 years in technology marketing at Kodak, WAM!NET, and Datalink, Tim discovered podcasting and blogging. He created the first wine podcast, Winecast, in late 2004, and today it is a top 10 wine blog. Tim founded Acan Media in 2006 to bring online consumer-direct and conversational marketing to the wine industry. He also consults with technology firms and Web 2.0 startups. Tim’s personal blog can be found at timelliott.us where he writes mostly about social media marketing.
Graeme Thickins is a technology marketing consultant, new media strategist, and startup advisor. He is the founder of GT&A Strategic Marketing Inc., a marketing, communications, content development, and startup advisory consultancy, formed in 1982. Graeme has helped more than 100 tech firms launch, grow, and prosper, many from the initial concept stage. He has also served in several interim roles as a content development and marketing executive for Minnesota-based emerging technology firms. Since 2005, he’s written Tech~Surf~Blog, which focuses on technology trends, entrepreneurship, innovation, startup issues, venture capital, and other topics, and often reports from major technology conferences around the country. It is syndicated by a half-dozen other sites and blog networks, and has been named one of the “Top 100 Analyst Blogs.” In 2007, Graeme launched a new practice and blog, NewMediaWise, to help his clients take advantage of emerging opportunities in social media and marketing. In 2008, he is taking on a new challenge as VP-Marketing for an exciting new web startup, soon to be introduced. You can email him at graeme@thickins.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/graemethickins.
Phil Wilson has spent 20+ years in broadcasting. He has successfully built, managed, and marketed successful brands for both small and large broadcast companies. Adept at merging new and traditional media, he is responsible for initiating the web strategies and execution of new media tactics for many companies and continues to do so through his consultancy, RemainComm. Phil is also the co-founder of Localtone Systems, which maintains Localtone Radio, a website dedicated to allowing users to expose and control the play of local music. Localtone Systems is also developing patent-pending applications designed to provide user-controlled content beyond the web, including the mobile platform and terrestrial broadcast. A strong proponent of the use of new media and technology to enrich human communication, Phil blogs on the subject at remaincomm.com.
Garrick Van Buren is an experienced design consultant focused on simplicity and community-building technologies. Garrick frequently publishes at Garrick Van Buren .com, MNteractive.com, and the First Crack Podcast. He is also the founder and lead developer of Cullect - the most shareable feed reader. Garrick’s client list includes Sun Microsystems, Best Buy, Orbitz.com, and Target.
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