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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

He tells the story of how he was out of cash, stressed out, nobody in LA or Silicon Valley would give him money, he had finally found an investor in Minneapolis but his venture bank was going to shut him down for breaking a “covenant&# in their agreement by not having enough cash in the bank. He wanted to see all the data himself.

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10 Changes To Expect From The Library Of The Future

YoungUpstarts

Placing more stock in technologies obviously frees up quite a bit of library space, and leaders at the Anoka County Library in Minneapolis know just how to put it to good use. More social media savvy. Digital media labs. Emphasizing community space. Hosting online discussions certainly holds its merits as well!

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Business Owners Share Their 2015 New Year’s Resolutions

Up and Running

The start of the year is a good time to take stock of what worked well for your business and what mistakes may have been made. Superhero Day at Media Minefield. Kristi Piehl, founder and CEO of Media Minefield, a communications firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has a great example of how to do this.