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Why Now? MN Legislature Passes Bill w/Angel Investment Tax Credit

30. March 2010

After many years of lip service to angel investment tax credits, the House voted 112-20 to approve a package of tax credits designed to stimulate job growth in Minnesota with a subsequent 58-3 approval by the Senate shortly thereafter and it now goes to Gov. Tim Pawlenty for signature. Sponsored by Rep. Ann Lenczewski (DFL-Bloomington) and [...]

MinneSpark Has $1,000 (Potentially) For You

25. March 2010

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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 [...]

Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

8. March 2010

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Pretty sobering assessment of our state and the future of innovation here….we might not have one if we don’t get moving in a positive direction! Minnesota faces a crisis of competitiveness in attracting high-tech industries, and needs a comprehensive science and technology initiative to remedy the problem. A 16 member committee of experts from the [...]

‘RAIN Makers’ Event to Attract Angel Investors from Far and Wide

14. September 2009

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Members of the largest multi-state network of angel investor groups in the country will gather in Minneapolis for the 6th Annual RAIN Makers Conference (http://www.rainsourcecapital.com/rainmaker/conferenceinfo.cfm) on September 23-24 at the new Hilton in Bloomington. Sponsored by St. Paul-based Rain Source Capital (http://www.rainsourcecapital.com/), this event has been held in other cities throughout the Upper Midwest in [...]

FanChatter Goes to the Valley, Tapped by ‘American Idol’ for Startups: Y Combinator

6. August 2009

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Here’s a story many in Minnesota have been waiting to hear — including several of you out there in the local developer and ad communities who knew something was up. Yes, our friends at Minneapolis startup FanChatter have finally gone public with what they’ve been doing for the past four months. FanChatter is a site [...]

VC Ann Winblad on Cloud Computing

24. June 2009

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Ann Winblad, a well-known and respected software industry entrepreneur and technology leader (and Minnesota bred entrepreneur!), is the co-founder and a Managing Director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. In 1976, following a stint as a systems programmer at the Federal Reserve Bank, Ann co-founded Open Systems, Inc. with a $500 investment, and turned it into [...]

JPMorgan Internet Investment Guide

29. January 2009

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For Minnesotans interested in starting up or expanding within the internet space in these challenging economic times, solid financial sector analysis is often difficult to obtain. For anyone who has pitched their idea, concept or business plan, it’s clear how important it is to put oneself in the shoes of investors, venture capitalists and banks [...]

2008 Investor Fraud Traps

6. October 2008

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Whether you’re an angel investor listening to startup pitches or an innovator considering funding sources, now is a time to be extra careful with anything related to money, credit, lending or capital of any kind — especially if you’re a participant in a social or affinity network or if you’re transparent with your blog and [...]

Best Buy Shakes Up VC Liaison Group

11. August 2008

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The longtime head of the group within Best Buy Co. that served as liaison to the venture capital community is out, replaced by two senior VPs. Martin Nyman told me his position was eliminated June 30. He had been with the company for approximately seven years, with a recent title of Director-Global Innovation Network. At [...]

Thirty Semifinalists Named in ‘Minnesota Cup’ Business Plan Competition

29. June 2008

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I attended and Twittered a bit at a reception Wednesday evening, June 25, at the grand, old James J. Hill Library in downtown St. Paul. (You remember old J.J., don’t you, the Bill Gates of his era?) It was an event to honor the startups who made it to the next round of the Minnesota [...]

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Why Now? MN Legislature Passes Bill w/Angel Investment Tax Credit

MinneSpark Has $1,000 (Potentially) For You

Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

‘RAIN Makers’ Event to Attract Angel Investors from Far and Wide

FanChatter Goes to the Valley, Tapped by ‘American Idol’ for Startups: Y Combinator

VC Ann Winblad on Cloud Computing

JPMorgan Internet Investment Guide

2008 Investor Fraud Traps

Best Buy Shakes Up VC Liaison Group

Thirty Semifinalists Named in ‘Minnesota Cup’ Business Plan Competition

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