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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. They pivoted quickly and found new ways to stay top of mind for their customers, even without foot traffic. Having a digital presence is table stakes, and the data backs it up. said Jeff Bull, Brand Manager TC Running.

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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. The fastest way to get a system up and running was with a no-code solution.

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TIME.com Redesign: a Responsive Global News Site | TIME.com

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Latest From Our Partners. The Best Phones and Tablets at CES 2013 Facebook’s Graph Search Is the Future of Facebook Tech Best Inventions of the Year 2012 Playable Zamboni Google Doodle Lets You Become Every Minnesota Kid’s Hero. our partners. Best Phones and Tablets at CES 2013. When the Law Is Worse Than the Crime.

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Getting Lean in Education – By Getting Out of the Classroom

Steve Blank

Their goal was to train University scientists and researchers to use Lean Startup methods (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) to commercialize their science. Don then recruited Karl Smith from the University of Minnesota to pilot a class of 9 teams made up of STEM educators.

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How One Family Started a Successful Online Halloween Business

Up and Running

The Fallenstein family started making and renting a dozen Halloween costumes from their Minnesota garage, and the small business sparked a lot of interested in the little town of Mankato. Our online presence allows thousands of customers to shop on HalloweenCostumes.com at any given time.

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A Poor Investment? VC Firm Targets the “Underbanked”

ReadWriteStart

The Minnesota-based VC firm has raised $45 million in funds it plans to use to back startups that give low-income consumers somewhere to go for financial services other than the local check-cashing shop. “We We operate as a ‘double-bottom line’ fund,” explains Core Innovation managing partner Mike Harris. “We

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Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue

Duct Tape Marketing

This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. Check it out at semrush.com/partner/ducttapemarketing , and we’ll have that in the show notes. About 10 years ago they saw the customers were struggling with these packages. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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