Steve Blank
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Minneapolis/St. Just as Silicon Valley’s roots can be traced to innovation in World War II so can Minneapolis/St. Why Minneapolis/St. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker.
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 30, 2019
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. 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.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 18, 2010
It was inspired somewhat by a comment that Matt Coffin (founder of LowerMyBills) made at a technology event hosted by Jason Nazar. He was able to raise money from a VC in Minneapolis called Split Rock , grow the business to over $200 million in sales and sell to Experian for nearly $380 million. The rest is history.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Tim owns Hook Agency, a boutique digital agency out of Minneapolis. In this episode, the Founder of Hook Agency, Tim Brown, talks about what he’s learned from building over 100 websites and diving into testing and user data. Is it getting cold up in Minneapolis yet? Tim, welcome to the show.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Ann Arbor, Columbus, Detroit, and Minneapolis have continued their rich vein of form, spitting out Midwest startups and raising venture capital at insane rates. It’s drawn founders to start their businesses there, and it’s attracted firms from other regions who compete for talent for remote positions.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 20, 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. How HelpKitchen began The idea for HelpKitchen began with a conversation between Eric Ries and Jeff (founder and CEO of Twilio) and Erica Lawson. Fortunately for all of the founders’ romantic relationships, we automated this in just a few weeks.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 5, 2020
George Floyd: In Minneapolis, George Floyd was held to the ground by a police officer kneeling on his neck during an arrest. Our store and HR teams are working with all of our displaced team members, including the more than 200 team members from our Lake Street store in Minneapolis. She responded by threatening to call the police."I'm
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