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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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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. We also invested time in building out a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for restaurant partners to use and reference as they worked with HelpKitchen. We could not have done this without you all!

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Biometric Face Recognition and Border Security

Austin Startup

They are experimenting with biometric facial recognition technology and it’s easy to see why. The technology has many advantages over traditional “flash pass” ID verification. Now, a new project called Biometric Exit is ready to bring that same technology to every international airport in America. So how does it work?

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. One third of them are growing over 50% y-o-y. —– TinySeed.

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Tips for Implementing a Crisis Response Plan for Your Mission-Driven Organization

Board Effect

A Minneapolis nonprofit that supports Native American youth recently finished rebuilding after civil unrest following the 2020 murder of George Floyd led to the destruction of its building. Property damage. An Ohio nonprofit that helps families affected by loss or abuse suffered the destruction of its headquarters in a fire.

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The Top Nine Challenges Of Growing an Entrepreneurial Business And How To Tackle Them

YoungUpstarts

The 54 companies in the study operated product and service businesses, had been in business on average 9.6 Some of them, such as Eyebobs in Minneapolis, Trilogy Health Services in Kentucky, Defender Direct in Indianapolis, SecureWorks in Atlanta, and Mellace Family Brands in California, were well-known companies.

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Great Clip’s Online Check-In Service For A Less Hairy Time

YoungUpstarts

We don’t usually think of hair salons being on the “cutting-edge&# of technology – pardoning the pun – but one 29-year old hair salon brand is taking web and mobile technology to its business. We are the first in the hair care space to introduce this game-changing technology. It Is A Big Hairy Deal.