Minnov8 Gang 329 – #IAmMNTech

This week’s show has two bonus guests: our guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, and our guest Nick Roseth. The former has unique perspectives on the tech stories covered and the latter has an exciting new Minnesota-tech-centric documentary called DocuMNtary, an effort which has this Kickstarter to ensure it gets made. Go there, watch the trailer, and support it!

A new hashtag has also emerged, #IamMNTech, which is the perfect way to identify Minnesota’s accelerating technology ecosystem and promote anything tech-centric here in the #North. Use it going forward.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Blue Funk by Donconscenti under a Creative Commons License.

The Podcast

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Story Links

Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories

• Recaps: Twin Cities Start Up Week; BetaMN; MinneDemo
  • Ojeda-Zapata: Big fun at Beta.MN and MinneDemo
  • Schafer: Life in a start-up is difficult and fun
  • Woodchuck
  • Minneapolis tech firm wins Minnesota Cup business award
    • Astro-HQ
    • Ojeda-Zapata: Seismic week for startup Astro-HQ
• DoorDash enters restaurant food delivery market in east metro
  • Ubereats
• Lowertown St. Paul startup Ilos Videos makes video-casting easy

Our Guest

Nick Roseth (LinkedIn) of SWAT Solutions. With 16 years in digital, Nick has worked with companies big and small to grow business while leveraging available resources. He and a small group of tech enthusiast have launched this Kickstarter campaign to tell the story of the thriving technology community in the Twin Cities.

See more at DocuMNtary and also see this article, which Julio Ojeda-Zapata published right after this podcast recording: St. Paul man planning DocuMNtary.

Other Top Tech Stories

• Apple Event
  • Apple iPad Pro announced with Apple Pencil and a Smart Keyboard
  • The Apple Pencil Is The iPad Pro’s Secret Weapon
  • Apple Unveils A More Powerful Apple TV, Shipping In October
  • Apple Introduces The iPhone 6s And iPhone 6s Plus
  • Apple’s iPhone 6s camera makes a huge leap in quality
    • Visual hacking and the iPhone 6s’s new camera
• Ojeda-Zapata: Stylish Apple tech from local firms
  • Colorware
  • Pad & Quill 

Cool Thing of the Week

• Phil: Slip Cup
• Tim: BB-8 Awakens: Is Sphero’s New Droid the Most Awesome Star Wars Toy Ever?
• Julio: The Classic Band for Apple Watch
• Steve: The Grommet’s “Tech, Gadgets & Tools” section

Upcoming Events

• Minnesota Venture Conference, October 1st, Mpls Conv Ctr
• Open Source North Conference Oct 3rd
• Camp COCO, North Shore/Lake Superior, October 9-11
• Mobile Twin Cities: The Future of Apps Oct 13th
• 2015 MIMA Summit, Oct. 15th
• IoT Hack Day, Oct 17th
  • LED Costumes at IoTHackday 2015, Oct 17th
• Converted2015 (LeadPages conference), October 20-21
• MinneAnalytics “HALIcon” (Healthcare Analytics Lean-In Conference 2), Optum Campus, Oct 23
• MHTA Tekne Awards, Nov 18th