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Lost in Minneapolis Skyways? FrypanDigital Has Your Lifeline
FryPanDigital, a startup that intends to create “tasty apps” was founded by, “…two dudes who know nothing about application development, but wanted to try super hard to kick out an iPhone app.” These two have succeeded in “kicking out an app” and have released their new, free Minneapolis Skyway app for iPhone (their blog; iTunes link). [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 4: Is it enough?
7. June 2010
As Minnesotans continue to embrace the always-on and always-connected online world — and mobile startups here continue to clock millions of app downloads with their offerings — there is no question that our ability to richly communicate with one another, be more productive, work when and where we want to, and have the world’s knowledge [...]
Continue reading...Are you building in time for contemplation?
28. May 2010
One of the unfortunate byproducts of our continually accelerating internet and information age – especially now that we have a dizzying array of devices to connect and be always-on – is how challenging it is to take time away for something we all take for granted: contemplation. Harvard Business Review (HBR) published this article about [...]
Continue reading...Minnesota’s Got It’s MOJO Workin’
26. May 2010
We had a chance to catch the kick-off of MOJO Minnesota last week. To say it was a unique launch might even be a bit of an understatement. Here’s some thoughts from some of the attendees and the lead “instigators”.
Continue reading...Strong Community of Innovation In Attendance at Minnebar
24. May 2010
Saturday saw another Minnebar come and go at the sprawling (OK, really big) Best Buy campus. Boasting over 900 who’d signed up for the event, it appeared to the Minnov8 Gang that there were roughly 500 or so people in attendance which still made it the biggest Minnebar yet and the largest Barcamp event of [...]
Continue reading...Best Buy Announces Movies & TV Online
18. May 2010
With the acceleration of online movie and TV show distribution from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Apple along with on-demand access from cable company services, it was inevitable that Best Buy would get in to this online distribution business. Best Buy Co. Inc today announced the availability of its new digital video service CinemaNow which [...]
Continue reading...Web Innovation Is Everywhere in Minnesota – Even In an Ice Cream Shop!
10. May 2010
A small retailer in St. Paul that’s obsessed with serving its customers has introduced an innovative new convenience for them that would shame even the largest retail giant — and it’s been no less than a year in the making. Izzy’s Ice Cream in St. Paul today announced a service that delivers real-time updates to [...]
Continue reading...Minnesota’s MOJO
22. April 2010
Minnesota’s innovators require many resources to be successful and a new entity, MOJO Minnesota, has been formed to thwart what the founders see as “an innovation crisis in Minnesota” and since “entrepreneurial advances and business revolutions thrive in a culture and community of risk and innovation.” The catalysts for MOJO Minnesota read like a “Who’s [...]
Continue reading...MinneSpark Has $1,000 (Potentially) For You
25. March 2010
What could you do with $1,000 for your best idea? Could you turn it into a scalable business? Let’s find out! MinneSpark will award 1 to n grants of $1,000 to Minnesota-based teams who demonstrate to their trustees the ability to take that money and turn it into something real. This is about doing more with [...]
Continue reading...24 Hours, a New Site and Real Fun.
22. March 2010
Some 36 hours after the conclusion of the event and after about 11 hours of sleep I am still amazed by the experience that is the Overnight Website Challenge. In case you missed it, I joined fellow Minnov8er Tim Elliott’s Team, dubbed Full Court Press as a bond to the WordPress platform we used, for [...]
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9. June 2010
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