Tag Archive | "VC"

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

Saturday, April 21, 2012

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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 Hall from the podsafe Music Alley [...]

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Minnebar 2012: Tech Geek-Out Extraordinaire!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

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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 keeps getting bigger and bigger — and better!  A pre-party the night before [...]

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

Wednesday, October 13, 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, starting at 7:45 am when the program begins.  For the latest official agenda, click here.  Initially, [...]

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

Sunday, October 10, 2010

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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 blue-suit crowd will turn out once more to hash over where, oh, where is venture [...]

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Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

Monday, March 8, 2010

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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 technology initiative to remedy the problem. A 16 member committee of experts from the [...]

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MN Tech Rocks – Last Night Was Proof

Saturday, February 6, 2010

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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 the best ever.  There [...]

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Alvenda Bags $5 Million in VC

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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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 Marquette that Alvenda shares with two other tech firms.  I guess we [...]

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2008 Investor Fraud Traps

Monday, October 6, 2008

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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 network or if you’re transparent with your blog and [...]

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Best Buy Shakes Up VC Liaison Group

Monday, August 11, 2008

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The longtime head of the group within Best Buy Co. that served as liaison to the venture capital community is out, replaced by two senior VPs. Martin Nyman told me his position was eliminated June 30. He had been with the company for approximately seven years, with a recent title of Director-Global Innovation Network. At [...]

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The Latest on U of M Technology Innovation and Commercialization

Saturday, April 19, 2008

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The University of Minnesota is among the top patent producers in the world, ranking #4 on Scientist Magazine’s list of “Patent Powerhouses,” behind only three other major American universities. Yet, quantity of patents hardly paints the entire picture. What about helping to start up companies to commercialize those patents? According to the U’s own business [...]

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