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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. The model was simple: we’d build a SMS texting tool that matched the food insecure with a free meal from a partner restaurant, all covered by donor dollars. We could build a technical backend that matched food insecure individuals with partner restaurants.

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Minnesota Office Furniture: How High-Quality Furniture Helps Productivity In The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

High-quality furniture from Minnesota might cost more money than cheap furniture, but you can maintain productivity, knowing that it won’t break as easily as its cheap counterparts. It also matches well with the corporate culture that the company has established. Large productive companies utilize high-quality furniture.

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Regulatory Tips for Medical Tech Startups Regulated by the FDA

ReadWriteStart

Warn patients not to mix-and-match components. Sometimes patients decide to mix-and-match components from other systems (or they buy a cheaper, unauthorized component to replace one that broke) and it doesn’t work correctly and ends up harming the patient. Nothing becomes law overnight without a process beforehand.

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Advertorials Can Work—If You Get It Right

ConversionXL

In past print and current online versions, they match the appearance, perception, and function of the media outlet where they’re hosted, so they don’t really look like ads. Both the videos and the article matched the lighthearted tone of Buzzfeed’s platform—entertainment was at the forefront. The article was shared nearly 500 times.

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

ConversionXL

Before the pandemic hit, Minnesota brand TC Running had two brick-and-mortar stores and zero ecommerce presence. It’s more personal, more helpful, and inspires loyalty on a level that is difficult to match with a traditional ecommerce experience. Having a digital presence is table stakes, and the data backs it up.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

Indie VC has also created the INTRO product which automatically matches companies with a vetted network of non-dilutive funding options based on their financial data provided. The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well. —– TinySeed.

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10 Tips for Startups and Small Businesses on Naming Your Company

crowdSPRING Blog

One great example is Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining. Initially, the name worked because the business was focused on Minnesota. But once the company grew beyond their industry and the state of Minnesota, they needed to find a new name – 3M. If you plan only to work in your city, then this might serve you well.

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