What Comes First in Fargo – the #MidwestMobileSummit or the Spring Floods?

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They're both coming soon! And they may actually be arriving about the same time. But, no worries, the first-year Midwest Mobile Summit will be held April 28-29 in downtown Fargo ND, which I'm told is a pretty safe area of town from the rising waters that come every spring to … [Read more...]

Minnesota Serial-Entrepreneur Rockstar Phil Soran Is Now a VC

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News broke today about the founding of a new venture capital firm composed mainly of Minnesota names, including partners from a VC firm with a name familiar to many here in Minnesota that is now being retired. Four Minnesotans, plus a transplanted one, form the core of the … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 165 – So, Lumia 900, why is your software half-baked?

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The Gang was at the Twin Cities Windows Phone event at Best Buy and Ovative Group's open house this week. That, and a number of other big stories, is at the heart of this show. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music: "Sugar Rush" by Beau … [Read more...]

Minnebar 2012: Tech Geek-Out!

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Minnesota's annual barcamp un-conference, aka Minnebar, returned for a seventh consecutive year on Saturday, April 7, and it was a blockbuster! Held again at Best Buy's corporate headquarters in Richfield, the event attracted some 1300, the most in its history. It just … [Read more...]

LiveBlog: “MN Venture & Finance Conference” – 10/14/2010

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The Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference, co-hosted by the Minnesota Venture Capital Association and The Collaborative, is being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Thursday, October 14.  I'll be in attendance all day live-blogging the event, right here, … [Read more...]

In Its 24th Year, Venture Conference Asks If Minnesota Has ‘Lost It’

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We'll find out Thursday, because I'll be there to live-blog it all: the proceedings of the annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center, co-hosted as always by the Minnesota Venture Capital Association and The Collaborative. The … [Read more...]

Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

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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 … [Read more...]

MN Tech Rocks – Last Night Was Proof

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If you weren't at Minnedemo last night, well, you ain't....  Seriously, for those few of you players in our Internet/IT community who weren't there, you missed a damn good one.  I tweeted as I left about 10:30 pm (okay, I admit I tweet from my car) that I thought it was … [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...]

2008 Investor Fraud Traps

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Whether you're an angel investor listening to startup pitches or an innovator considering funding sources, now is a time to be extra careful with anything related to money, credit, lending or capital of any kind -- especially if you're a participant in a social or affinity … [Read more...]