Fargo Roadtrip: Midwest Mobile Summit

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There are very few reasons for me (a 6' 5" guy) to want to drive for four hours. Family is usually the only reason...with Iowa and (gulp) Kansas frequent destinations. With destinations like that, I'm never looking to see more flat terrain like that found heading to Fargo … [Read more...]

Me and My Pebble

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If you’re a regular listener to our Minnov8 Gang Podcast you’re aware that I was a major…er…one of the first…um…ok, an investor in the Pebble watch Kickstarter campaign. You also know that I get a good deal of questions like, “Have you got that Pebble yet, … [Read more...]

4S Labs Crowdsources the Wallet

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I recently sat down with Sean Stephens of 4S Labs to talk about their Wallet-Case product. They're not only using Indiegogo to crowd-fund the project, but they're using social media to choose a design, help with marketing and more. After covering the product and it's … [Read more...]

MobCon and Mobile Twin Cities to Dole Out $25,000 Prize for Mobile App

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MobCon, the latest addition to the Twin Cities mobile conference calendar on November 13th and 14th, is teaming with Mobile Twin Cites and Lazard Middle Market  to hand out a hefty prize to a Minnesota mobile app developer. Dubbed MobDemo, Minnesota developers are … [Read more...]

2011 Tekne Award Finalists Announced

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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 … [Read more...]

More Fuel for NGIN

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TST Media, the creators of the NGIN software platform has scored a round of financing led by El Dorado Ventures. When the ink dried on the agreement last week TST had secured $3.5 million to "grow existing business partnerships, drive software innovations and expand their … [Read more...]

Opening Night at the Minneapolis Grain Idea Exchange

The floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange was open for business Saturday night as Project Skyway and CoCo hosted an open house for the new co-working space. What was once a space bustling with grain traders has been transformed into four distinct spaces including drop-in … [Read more...]

Code 42 Gets a Dose of Awesome

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During our podcast from Minnebar with Code 42's CEO Matthew Dornquast a few weeks back we talked at length about the coming together of Code 42 and Recursive Awesome. Well it's official. While the press release indicates both an acquisition and a merger, Recursive … [Read more...]

TST Media Takes Top Honors at Web Challenge

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After 24 hours of meeting, planning coding, creating, and general all around geeky fun, TST Media was selected as the winner of the Nerdery's annual Overnight Website Challenge. Built on their NGIN platform, currently finding great success with organizations big and small, … [Read more...]

MHTA Welcomes New President and CEO

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The Dorsey Whitney law firm hosted a meet and greet to welcome incoming Minnesota High Tech Association President and CEO Margaret Anderson Kelliher. If attendees were looking for specifics on how her leadership will impact the organization in the future, they were … [Read more...]