Minnov8 Gang 215 – We be jammin’

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Several good Minnesota stories this week, including about JamStik, a cool device that works with iPad for teaching guitar. We be jammin' now, heh? Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week). Music: Surfin' with Slayer from … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang #200 – Successful Connections

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Wow...this show is our 200th podcast! Seems like just yesterday we started but it's been nearly five years since our first show. Why call this episode "successful connections?" Because the number "200" is a lot of things...but is also an HTTP status code indicating a … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang #198 – The Future Accelerates

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Ray Kurzweil, author, inventor, futurist, and now a director of engineering at Google, has his eyes and mind on the future and one thing has been clear in everything he's written, spoken about and focused on: We are living in a time of accelerating change and that change is … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 196 – Big, Disruptive Innovations

The Gang talks about Instagram, Best Buy, Kodak and other top stories and then has a great conversation with Kim Garretson, a founding partner of Ovative/Group and the leader of their Emerging Innovation practice area. Since Garretson connects venture capital firms and … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang #195 – Apocalypse NOT!

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You can rest easy now: NASA says the world will not end on December 21st of this year (phew)! We've averted a calendar-driven apocalypse (how did that even start!?!) so go ahead and make plans for Christmas, New Years or whatever else you have coming up. The Gang … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 194 – All Our Startups Are Above Average

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A surprising number of hot stories this week for a December and the Gang covers it and more. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Music: The One by The Woodshedders brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 189 – 50 Years? No…50 Breakfasts!

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Social Media Breakfast in Minneapolis/St. Paul is the largest in the nation. Begun by Rick Mahn and now run by Mykl Roventine and team (history and people here) this 50th breakfast is quite a milestone...and both Rick and Mykl still have their teeth! Hosts: Graeme … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang #188 – Is it Breaking News?

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The news business continues to transform itself and news apps are proliferating. But are our mobile device notifications of "breaking news", especially when that news is mundane and not 'breaking', causing us to divert our attention when we shouldn't be bothered? We discuss … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang #180 – Best Boy?

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Hometown retail juggernaut Best Buy is, as we all know, struggling to rebrand and reposition itself in a day of online retailing. The Gang discusses that and much more on this podcast and, most importantly, has SEO expert and author, Lee Odden (G+; TopRankMarketing; Optimize … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 146 – Is Fire *Your* Tablet?

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The Gang shows up for the Social Media Breakfast held at Thomson Reuters to talk the new Kindle Fire, tablets and tablet publishing, and mobile. We didn't have enough time to be exhaustive in our discussion, but we cover a lot of ground in a short time. Joining us on the … [Read more...]