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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. we both love Jason).

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Why Reviews Matter to Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

GatherUp is a platform that helps businesses capture customer feedback, testimonials and reviews. Prior to joining GatherUp, Weiche worked for 20 years in digital marketing, most recently as COO of Spyder Trap, a digital agency based in Minneapolis. What drives a happy customer to take that extra step and write a review?

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The 5 Step Winning Website Formula

Duct Tape Marketing

Tim owns Hook Agency, a boutique digital agency out of Minneapolis. There are some key elements a website needs to have in order to convert visitors into paying clients or customers. He owns the hook agency, a boutique digital agency out of Minneapolis and specializes in combining visual design and SEO for construction companies.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Minneapolis/St. Just as Silicon Valley’s roots can be traced to innovation in World War II so can Minneapolis/St. Why Minneapolis/St. Serendipity came to Minneapolis-St. Parker was a ex Naval Academy graduate and a Minneapolis businessman who owned a glider manufacturing company and was well connected in Washington.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: ThriftyWrench.com

crowdSPRING Blog

Though ThriftyWrench is only available in western Wisconsin currently, they are hoping to expand into the Minneapolis-St. We’ve spend countless hours screening and surveying repair shops in the Minneapolis-St. We are now working on building a strong network of reputable repair shops to serve the Minneapolis-St.Paul metro area.

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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. I was in the group due to my involvement (with Brent Summers) in launching GiveLocal, a site where customers could support their favorite restaurants through COVID lockdowns by buying gift cards.

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Biometric Face Recognition and Border Security

Austin Startup

Customs and Border Protection (CPB) started testing systems using facial recognition at Dulles Airport in back in 2015. Delta is launching a pilot program in Minneapolis-St. They are experimenting with biometric facial recognition technology and it’s easy to see why. The tests expanded to New York’s JFK Airport in 2016.