TECHdotMN: News about Minnesota Startups

Gimigo says adios to Minnesota

January 24, 2012 | by Jeff Pesek Comments

Security startup Gimigo was founded in Minneapolis, but has recently relocated to Seattle, WA, according to founder Lukas Dickie.

Focused on enabling consumers to securely manage and share personal information, Gimigo raised an unknown amount of initial  funding in 2008, yet for Dickie, “the investment climate in Minnesota was sailing like without wind” when it came time for a second round.

“An opportunity opened up on the west coast which will allow us to achieve our goals. Never quit.  Never follow.  Change is the only constant.”

Record Together launches crowdsourced music marketplace

January 24, 2012 | by Tristan Pollock Comments

Six months ago, Twin Cities music producer Mike Bishop was in the middle of a recording session when the band he was working with sought a unique instrument that they didn’t have.

This wasn’t the first time, and Bishop knew it wasn’t going to be the last, as requests to add specialty instruments on tracks has become a common occurrence in the studio.

Craigslist, his current default method of sourcing, was hit or miss. Musicians would often show up late (or never), and sometimes not be the right fit at all. The search would start all over again, prolonging the pain. What happened next was what one can usually find before the creation of an entrepreneurial venture. Bishop thought to himself: There has to be a better way…but what would that look like?

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