• Crashplan Mobile (12:40): allows users of CrashPlan+ and CrashPlan PRO to download, view and share the files from all of their computers, right from their mobile device.

• fitparel (20:30): a tool to help you find the correct size for an apparel no matter the brand.

• Team Digest (27:30): keeping your team informed and focused with daily or weekly or daily email briefs with important articles and information.

• Brahmageddon (35:40): An iOS game that is best described as classic arcade whack-a-mole meets Hindu mythology.

• Red Stamp (43:30): Mobile stylish correspondence.

• Wahooly (00:40): making it possible for the average socially-active person to earn equity in 100′s of emerging startups by using their influence as an investment.

• FitBolt (9:00): A workday health & wellness platform that helps people who work at desks stay fit, happy, and healthy during the workday.

• Migration+ (17:15): move your iPhone contacts to your Android phone through the cloud…and vice versa.

• LeagueSafe (21:40): a scalable finance management service specifically honed to the needs of fantasy sports players.

Produced by Minne*, the event is Minnesota’s largest and longest running demo experience.  Dozens of companies and products have come through MinneDemo over the years;  many have tasted success, others not so much.

For those who didn’t catch a ticket, we’ll have a livestream available right here on the homepage starting around 6 when these nine technologies are scheduled to demo in front of a live audience 500 strong:

• Crashplan Mobile: allows users of CrashPlan+ and CrashPlan PRO to download, view and share the files from all of their computers, right from their mobile device.

• fitparel: a tool to help you find the correct size for an apparel no matter the brand.

• Team Digest: keeping your team informed and focused with daily or weekly or daily email briefs with important articles and information.

• Brahmageddon: An iOS game that is best described as classic arcade whack-a-mole meets Hindu mythology.

• Red Stamp: Mobile stylish correspondence.

• Wahooly: making it possible for the average socially-active person to earn equity in 100′s of emerging startups by using their influence as an investment.

• FitBolt: A workday health & wellness platform that helps people who work at desks stay fit, happy, and healthy during the workday.

• Migration+: move your iPhone contacts to your Android phone through the cloud…and vice versa.

• LeagueSafe: a scalable finance management service specifically honed to the needs of fantasy sports players.

“Minneapolis, MN — January 5, 2012 —Bannerflow, a Minnesota startup that debuted at MinneDemo in November of 2008, has sold to Swedish company Nordic Factory.

Bannerflow is a SaaS application that helps ad agencies and design firms easily show banner ads to their clients during the creative review process. The company was co-founded by Tom Buchok, owner of web development company buchok.com, and Mike Bollinger, co-founder of TECHdotMN and founder of mobile development agency Livefront. Sam Kirchmeier, also of Livefront, was the lead developer on the project.”

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zyngram – (4:40) – mail real postcards to your kids, friends or family from your mobile phone.

Naiku – (13:27) – helps students learn more.

8thBridge - (21:45) – social commerce.

myON Reader – (29:55) – provides a personalized literacy environment that has an integrated library of digital books whose recommendations are customized to a student’s individual interests and reading level.

Rocware – (37:36) – connects businesses all over the world on a common, easy to use, web-based platform.

OptiMine Bid Management – (1:55) keyword-level modeling to automatically determine and set paid search bids (e.g. Google Adwords) in order to improve performance.

Exosite Connected Devices – (10:35) – smart devices.

Hyier – (21:50) – helps companies qualify their job candidates by using video.

GeoMoose - (28:20) open source GIS tool

TECHdotMN TV Episode #5 Show Notes:

Monkey Island + Make Rocket Go Now = zyngram

Erik Rorvick from Exosite

Minne* catalysts Luke Francl & Ben Edwards reminisce

Rob Cooley says Optimine is raising series B funding

Mike Palmquist discusses myON Reader from Capstone Digital

**A copy of the livestream from last nights show will be available next week

Minne* catalyst Luke Francl says that “up to two more may be added” between now and Thursday’s sold out gathering at UST. As of today, here’s the list of technologies scheduled to demo in front of 500+:

zyngram – mail real postcards to your kids, friends or family from your mobile phone.

Naiku – helps students learn more.

8thBridge - social commerce.

myON Reader – provides a personalized literacy environment that has an integrated library of digital books whose recommendations are customized to a student’s individual interests and reading level.

Rocware – connects businesses all over the world on a common, easy to use, web-based platform.

Exosite Connected Devices – smart devices.

OptiMine Bid Management – keyword-level modeling to automatically determine and set paid search bids (e.g. Google Adwords) in order to improve performance.

Aeris – Paul Douglas from WeatherNation demonstrates Aeris, the world’s most flexible and powerful mobile weather API.

Hyier – helps companies qualify their job candidates by using video.

Minne* announced earlier today the original MinneDemo experience  is coming back for one more pass before we close the books on 2011.

The events coordinators are tentatively lining-up this fall scene for 6pm on October 6th or 7th, likely at St.Thomas again.

“We’re agile,” remarked catalyst Ben Edwards when pressed for the specifics.

For those unfamiliar, the event is a ‘geek show and tell’ where ten presenters have seven power point-free minutes to demonstrate their real, working technology products made in Minnesota.  The application call was made earlier today seeking those interested in a chance to share their projects in front of an audience of hundreds.

This fall MinneDemo will mark the third production of the year, after W3i had hosted the first event of its kind outside the cities earlier in April. “Our goal is to consistently do two to three a year in Minneapolis/St.Paul and one a year outside the metro,” said Edwards.

“We are always looking to do more events like this,” he added, “Community supporters can help and annual Minne* sponsorships are available.”

Stay tuned to Minne*, this article and the calendar for final details as their known.

“Local entrepreneurs were given just seven minutes Tuesday to present their product and ask for help to build their business during an event at St. Cloud State University.Ten startups presented during MinneDemo, which gives companies seven minutes each to get out the word about their businesses. The event also featured time when participants could network with others in the tech community.

Tuesday was the first time a MinneDemo event has been conducted outside of the Twin Cities. A standing room only crowd of about 200 people gathered at Atwood Memorial Center for the event co-sponsored by Times Media.”

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Having previously featured 9/10 of last night’s Minnedemo presenters, today is less on what our audience already knows about these unique Minnesota startups (videos below) and more on cultural impact of last nights big event on Minnesota’s tech community.

Relatively few were paying attention in the beginning when a small group of enthusiasts would gather somewhere like the (then Franklin Ave) Acadia Cafe or Chiang Mai Thai Restaurant to share their budding projects with peers; based on a historical context of the past three alone, one thing is clear: Minnedemo is now on a whole new level.

First and foremost, the collective caliber of the technology is noticeably improving event to event.  An obvious indication would be that 7 out of 10 of last night’s startups have already received investment capital to one degree or another (some of which are still actively raising).  In comparison to last years reels, this round of demos-turned-pitches was much more refined and deliberate. With the exception of one, perhaps the raddest and most talked about of them all, these are legitimate startups that have earned the chance to get in front of such a captive audience of Minnesota tech movers and shakers.

Although a part of me misses the thrill of standing on the top rung of a 1980′s aluminum roll-out bleacher that’s double its weight limit (bonus points for  interwoven electrical cables), last night’s venue was top notch!  And while  geeks don’t really care where they are, one important piece of the Minnesota tech ecosystem does: investors.  The decision to host the event downtown at UST’s state-of-the-art auditorium was key and more investors came out than ever before. Beyond capacity and comfort, it carried a professional aura which does appeal to a certain audience, make no mistake about it.

Now considered a non-profit, the dynamics of the Minne* organization have changed in a way that will only set the stage for bigger and better things to come. Alongside the Edwards, Francl, Peirce trio, official Minne* board members now  include Kevin Spreng, Jamie Thingelstad and Rob Weber — in addition to a (more formalized) informal board of advisors.  The entity is taking shape in a way that will allow the catalysts to do what they do best with an infrastructure of support to fuel exponential Minne* growth, should that be desired.

Regardless of whether or not legacy media considers the movement newsworthy is irrelevant by now, as the community increasingly knows where to turn.  Organically matured to a tipping point where enough of the right  people have become engaged, the Minnedemo story speaks for itself, further perpetuating momentum.  The inherent value of participating in Minnesota’s premier startup event combined with this reverberating buzz means that entrepreneurs stand to gain more relevant exposure than ever before — throughout Minnesota, across the country and around the world.

If the raw energy, massive attendance (300+) and multitude of new faces means anything, then Minnedemo’s awareness has alone has reached a new level, but I think there’s more to it than that…

Minnedemo Winter 2011 presentations: