Tag Archive | "Startups & Developers"

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

Sunday, May 4, 2008

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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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Innovation in Early-Stage Investing? You Bet! And MN Firm Is Major Player

Friday, February 22, 2008

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It’s no secret the gap between friends-and-family financing and venture capital funding is big enough to drive a…well, a busload of entrepreneurs through. But I’m here to tell you, friends, there’s hope on the horizon.   The capital needs of early-stage companies used to be served well by VC funds, but the aforementioned gap has [...]

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ecoEnvelopes: Low Tech Meets Green Tech

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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One of the mega trends of 2008 is green tech and I will be following this environmental issue here from a Minnesota perspective. One interesting take on green tech is from Stillwater-based startup ecoEnvelopes that hopes to bring a green touch to the well established envelope business. Literally my first job out of college was [...]

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