Minnov8 Gang 229 – So Many Surprises!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week).
Music: Leave This Town  Artist: Jake Lear  Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show:

• Minnesota Stories
  • Minnesota Cup Names 2013 Finalists
    • CogCubed Team
  • SmartThings:
    • SmartThings, the “Internet of Things” Company That Connects the Gadgets in Your Home, Launches Its Own Store
    • SmartThings is still nerdy, but growing consumer-friendly
  • AFINIA Desktop 3D Printers and Supplies Now Available via Five Major Online Merchants
  • Best Buy News
    • Best Buy Is Back — Or Is It Just the Walking Dead?
    • Best Buy: Can stores be asset vs. Amazon?
  • U of MN launches record number of startups in fiscal 2013
  • LISTEN UP! Tech Cocktail Social is Coming With Something Special for Startups
  • Historic Minneapolis Photos
• Other Stories
  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Retire Within a Year
    • Steve Ballmer Just Made $769 Million
    • Steve Ballmer’s Mixed Legacy
    • The two guys most likely to succeed Steve Ballmer

Upcoming Events

• Microcenter’s in-store clinic on Raspberry Pi – Sat/Sun, Aug 24 & 25 at 2pm
• INVESTyR’s “Fundraising in the Digital Economy”. First Tuesday of every month: 3:30-4:30pm at CoCo Minneapolis
• Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
  • Who was Grace Hopper?
• Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
• Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23