TECHdotMN: News about Minnesota Startups

It’s important to recognize those who financially sponsor TECHdotMN because their contribution helps to advance Minnesota’s technology industry.

Thank you JAMF Software for reinvesting and supporting the cause!

What does JAMF Software do?

We help customers succeed with the Apple platform, specifically in larger scale environments. We’ve built the business on philosophies rooted in trust, teamwork and our mutual success. Over the last 11 years our customers have grown in excess of 2 million Apple devices under management. We hope the Fortune 100, the Fortune 1000, small businesses school districts, universities, colleges and schools on five continents.

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Via News Release

“ST. PAUL, Minn., May 3, 2013  — Primordial today announced that it has received $848,791 in Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts to develop a multi-camera immersive surveillance system called Tentacle.

Tentacle fuses sensor feeds from fixed cameras, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and manned vehicles into a single three-dimensional (3D) display that enables one analyst to effectively monitor dozens of cameras. Tentacle’s 3D display is comprised of imagery, terrain, buildings, and avatars representing entities such as people and vehicles.”

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It’s important to recognize those who financially sponsor TECHdotMN because their contribution helps to advance Minnesota’s technology industry.

Thank you Baker Tilly Virchow Krause for reinvesting and supporting the cause!

What does Baker Tilly Virchow Krause do?

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause is a full-service accounting and advisory firm that offers specialized expertise in audit, tax, and management consulting. Our experience extends from work with start-up companies that require services such as entity selection and set-up and tax compliance, to multi-million dollar companies needing assistance with bank compliance, financial statement audits, multi-state tax filings and exit strategies.  As tech entrepreneurs experience changes in business conditions and their marketplace, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause can be a resource to help navigate these changes.

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1) Avabar launches nightlife mobile app

2) TST Media closes on $6m third round, rebrands as Sport Ngin

3) Where’s Dick Schulze?

4) General Mills rocks Idea Weekend 2

5) Minneapolis B2B ecommerce firm has Insite

Via News Release

“MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2013 Award in the Upper Midwest region. The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.”

[Minnesota tech finalists: Apex Information Technologies – Brian Kueppers; Code 42 Software – Matthew Dornquast; Intertech, Inc. – Thomas Salonek; JAMF Software, LLC – Christopher "Chip" Pearson and Richard "Zach" Halmstad; ReconRobotics, Inc. – Alan Bignall; The Nerdery – Mike Derheim.]

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It’s important to recognize those who financially sponsor TECHdotMN because their contribution helps to advance Minnesota’s technology industry.

Thank you CliftonLarsonAllen for reinvesting and supporting the cause!

What does CliftonLarsonAllen do?

CliftonLarsonAllen is one of the nation’s top 10 certified public accounting and consulting firms. Structured to provide clients with highly specialized technology industry insight, the firm delivers assurance, tax and advisory capabilities. Our firm’s personnel are industry-focused which allows us to provide targeted services to companies by individuals that understand the business challenges and risks of our clients, well beyond the accounting and tax matters.

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AtTask, the Utah-based company that specializes in enterprise project and portfolio management SaaS for IT and marketing departments, has planted a flag at the 8500 Tower in Bloomington.

CEO Eric Morgan is a former Lawson Software executive of 13 years now residing in Park City, Utah. CTO Ted Hoy, who will be heading up the Minnesota office, has previously held SVP roles with OptumHealth and Digital River.

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By John Ewoldt, Star Tribune

“Pizza wasn’t cutting it anymore. Brandon Pryatel wanted more options for delivery than Domino’s or Papa John’s at the end of a long workday.

Now, thanks to new delivery services and advancing technology, Pryatel and others can choose from nearly 100 Twin Cities restaurants of wide-ranging ethnic cuisine, from the Ginger Hop, the Birchwood Cafe, Brit’s Pub, Tiger Sushi, the Lotus or Gandhi Mahal.”

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By Burl Gilyard, Finance and Commerce

“The Apple Store is set to move to a larger space at Southdale Center shopping mall in Edina. But in keeping with the legendary secrecy of parent company Apple Inc., details of the move have not been disclosed.

Shoppers at Southdale Center can clearly see a first-level space in the mall’s central atrium area covered with black panels, featuring the Apple logo and website address in white lettering. The space is close to the Herberger’s store in the mall and not far from the existing Apple Store.

Lauren Carpenter, director of marketing and business development for Southdale, declined to comment on the new space and referred questions to Apple. Calls to Apple were not returned.”

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By Rob Weber, Wired

“As both a father and an entrepreneur, I can say with confidence there’s a lot of parallels between raising a kid and starting a company. Both take a lot of time and dedication, you invest a lot of yourself in both, and for both you need to know when to let go of the reins.

Like with a child, you pour your blood, sweat and, tears into making sure it’s the best it can be. However, you need to realize you can’t do everything on your own. Just as when there’s a time you’ll need to drop your kid off at school, there may come a time in a startup when you need to bring in a new CEO to augment the company’s growth and help scale.”

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