Minnov8 Gang 171 – Wait Until It’s $15

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The Gang talks about the hottest stories this week, including how Facebook Has Lost About $35 Billion In Value Since IPO As Shares Dip Below $29 which isn't good. None of the Gang bought IPO shares, and Tim won't until it "hits $15 per share." (image above from Mad … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 138 – Fate…or Plus?

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Lots of announcements this week with Facebook f8, Google+ opening up to everyone, and Forbes thinking our hometown technology retail success story, Best Buy, is in trouble. Our guest this week is Ben Theis, Field Marketing Lead for Google in Minnesota (and part of a … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang Podcast 130 – Tablets, Schmablets

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We talk Google+ and Google's design changes, bring on our guest, Tom Sweeney, to discuss his startup Visiting Ours, and talk tablets. 2011 was projected by many to be the "year of the tablet" and it's certainly shaping up to be just that...the year when the dramatic … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 79: The Facebookers

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The Facebook privacy controversy continues to heat up. In fact, as of May 2010, the Better Business Bureau gave Facebook a D rating, stating "We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend … [Read more...]

Web Innovation Is Everywhere in Minnesota – Even In an Ice Cream Shop!

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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 … [Read more...]

Newsbytes for Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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Newsbytes is a collection of links to articles and posts from around the ‘net of interest to Minnov8 readers: Apple sells 1 million iPads in 28 days. Took iPhone 74 days. Plus, Minnesota-based analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray estimated that Apple sold about … [Read more...]

Alvenda Bags $5 Million in VC

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Just as we headed into the weekend, day before yesterday, the anticipated news broke that formally identified the Minnesota firm that's funding local ecommerce technology startup Alvenda.  I had been picking up rumblings of hiring in the suite of offices at 12th and … [Read more...]

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

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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 … [Read more...]