Minnov8 Gang 214 – Chatting with Fido?

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Several good Minnesota stories this week, including how to talk to 'Fido' when you're away from your home and whether or not your dog even thinks you're really there or doesn't care! Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Music: Please … [Read more...]

MN Startup Moves to SF, Gets Fame, But Still Keeps Some Roots Here

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Some pretty amazing tech entrepreneurs come out of Minnesota. I can attest, as I've worked with way more than one hundred of them, and written about my fair share. Colin Karpfinger is an excellent example, one whose story inspired me to want to tell more people about … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 183: You gettin’ an eyephone five?

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Mobile is once again the driving theme behind the show due, in no small part, to the release of the Apple iPhone 5 this week. Our guest is Whit Schrader, Strategic IT Architect at MentorMate, who is known as "one part data scientist, two parts entrepreneur" as he was … [Read more...]

Great Talk Coming at MCAD on ‘Indie Capitalism and Design Entrepreneurship’

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MCAD has a really cool event coming up on Tuesday evening, September 11.  The best thing of all?  It's free and open to public. Here are the details: Visiting-Artist Lecture: Tom Gerhardt and Dan Provost, Cofounders of Studio Neat, New York City, Tuesday, September 11, … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 168 – Goober says “Hey!”

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The Gang discusses several developments this week in search, gadgets, and a mention of the passing of Goober Pyle (brother of Gomer), a character of the Andy Griffith Show back in the Sixties, played by George Lindsey who passed away this week. For anyone old enough to have … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 158 – Aloha Smartphones & Tablets

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"Aloha" is an Hawaiian word used both for greeting, or leaving, someone. Aloha is thus a metaphor for both the opportunity and the angst about how to capitalize upon it. That angst many people feel comes when we examine how to publish or develop apps for smartphones and … [Read more...]

U of MN Center for Spirituality & Healing’s Mobile App

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The U of MN Center for Spirituality and Healing, a world-renowned resource, recently released an iPhone and iPad app called "Wellscapes" (iTunes link). I've known of the Center for quite some time and been interested in what they describes as their mission to, "...enhance … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 136 – Pedal to the Metal

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This past summer amazed the Gang in how there has been a constant and continuing stream of new announcements, mergers and acquisitions, and major battles in the mobile space. We discuss this and much more in this week's podcast. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 135 – Take a Tablet

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The Gang became aware of the introduction of the brand new WCCO iPad app and we just had to talk with the CEO of one of this State's premiere mobile development organizations, DoApp, who built that app for WCCO. DoApp is much more than just an app developer (e.g., Mobile … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 115 – Mobile March Marchers Marching

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Due to the overwhelming success of the Mobile March Twin Cities event this past Saturday with 250 attendees---and the surprisingly excellent previous evening's Mobile 3D event---very strong evidence now exists that Minnesota has both world-class mobile developers and … [Read more...]