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Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

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 [...]

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Startup Roundtable to Convene, Huzzah!

Thomas Knoll is gathering the Knights of Tech Entrepreneurship for a meeting at the MN Startup Culture Roundtable, scheduled for February 5th. Thomas, currently residing in the sunny climes of San Francisco, is familiar to most in the Minnesota tech and social media world through his time working as a web designer here. He made [...]

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It’s the NGIN that will make TST Media go

A company started in Eau Claire WI, TSTMedia, has moved to the Twin Cities in order to capitalize upon the talent pool, venture capital and (I assume) the balmy winter weather and to get faster access to Minnov8. Seriously, this company has a uniquely strong value proposition that has already put them on the map [...]

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Wired for 2020: Mentoring Our Youth

In a world that is shifting from serial and linear processes (which can be easily outsourced) to one rapidly moving toward higher value being created by those people who can deal with the flood of information and ideas coming at us in parallel by making new associations, any of us who care about our kids [...]

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‘Minnebar’ Becoming Top Event for State’s Internet/Software Developers and Entrepreneurs

An annual Minnesota event, playfully named Minnebar — which grew out of a grass-roots tech industry initiative called Barcamp — is happening for the third year in a row here in the Twin Cities this coming Saturday, May 10, at the U of M’s Coffman Union. By 8:00 am, somewhere between 300 and 400 software [...]

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