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Minnov8 Gang 69: “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”

6. March 2010

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Opportunity and growth is all around us and glimmers of it are appearing in the web, mobile and other tech spaces. But are you willing to take the risks, explore and deal with all the obstacles in the way of you seeking riches? In the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Humphrey Bogart’s character Dobbs, and [...]

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Minnov8 Liveblog Archive

3. March 2010

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Minnov8 liveblogs important events in Minnesota so that those unable to attend are still on top of important and key themes at these events. Below are links to three discrete pages of recent liveblog events by Minnov8:

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CloudCamp MSP Liveblog

2. March 2010

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The Minnov8 Gang is liveblogging CloudCampMSP here. CloudCamp is an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as [...]

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Startup Visa Bill Introduced

25. February 2010

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Early Wednesday morning, Sen. John Kerry and Sen. Richard Luger introduced the “Startup Visa Act”, aimed to change the EB-5 visa to allow immigrant entrepreneurs to obtain a visa, if there is funding from a sponsoring VC or angel. This should fuel job growth, as one of the requirements to get the visa is adding 5 jobs [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 68: Falling Through the Cloud?

20. February 2010

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The reliability of the cloud is something that is discussed whenever there is a major outage of any kind. Wordpress.com’s outage this past week took down sites like TechCrunch, GigaOM and over 10.2M other blogs. Media Temple (a place Tim and Steve host sites at) has consistent issues with slowness on their Grid Service [...]

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Comcast Rolls Out Bandwidth Metering in MN

17. February 2010

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I just received this email and went to check my usage. Since it started today I’ve used none, but will see how much I use on a monthly basis especially since my household streams a lot of video, does online gaming, and heavily uses the ‘net. This is, of course, nothing but a precursor to [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 67: Is Google Buzz a Taser or Cupid’s Arrow?

13. February 2010

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This Week’s Show Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme is off this week)Music by Mean Gene Kelton and the Diehards and the tune is “Running from the Law”. From the podsafe music network Music Alley. + Google Buzz + Greg Litman (WCCO News & Sports producer) post on Arik Hanson’s blog + Juicy Lucy controversy + Phil’s video interview with Chris [...]

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Day-Long Conference Highlights Mobile’s March

11. February 2010

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What organizers hope will be the first of an annual event dedicated to Mobile technology and it’s application, Mobile March is scheduled for March 27th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Minneapolis. The two track conference will offer sessions that appeal to active software developers as well as mobile users including marketers, advertisers and enthusiasts. Attendees [...]

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Event: Grow Your Own IT Business

10. February 2010

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With I.T. spending beginning to accelerate nicely, now is the time to look seriously at an entrepreneurial adventure in this area. Bill Coleman from Community Technology Advisors reached out to me this morning about an upcoming event that Minnov8 readers would likely have an interest in attending. With support from the Dakota/Scott County Workforce Investment [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 66: Flat Is The New Up?

6. February 2010

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Is it true that “Flat Is The New Up?” Not if you’re a company just outside St. Cloud, Sartell-based w3i, which is consistently proving that “Up Is The New Up” every quarter through quite impressive and sustained growth. Our guest on this week’s podcast, co-founder Rob Weber (@robertjweber), tells us how they got started and what they’re [...]

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