2019 marked the 10th Annual Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC). This year’s event was the biggest yet, celebrating a community comprised of 100,000 members and over 35,000 customers from over 50 countries.
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12 | Solving Big World Problems with Lori Most
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On Episode 12 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, community manager of Tech.MN, welcome Lori Most, founder of BackpackEMR, on The Tech.MN Podcast to talk about going from coder to founder.
These days, most people have a super nice HD camera right in their pocket. What this doesn’t mean is that those same people are actually good photographers. For those of us who may need a little assistance in the composition and framing of our shots, a new app coming to market called Zota, “…allows you to fake having a good eye for photography.”
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According to our event calendar this week, there are a ton of great happenings worth checking out. Here’s just a few…
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Forge North, a strategic initiative of the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region’s economic development partnership, has announced the formation of a new leadership council to help accomplish their ambitious 2030 goal of making the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region the best place for people from every background to start and scale ventures that build wealth by solving global challenges.
Running a startup is stressful. Even if you have a great team, being responsible for so many moving parts, not knowing exactly what to focus your energy into at this very moment, constantly networking and not knowing if the connections you’re making are going to lead to something productive — it can be exhausting. We recently talked with two members of the latest Fueled Collective cohort, and they explained how the experience has eased their minds and given them more confidence in their business.
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11 | Forging North with Matt Lewis
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On Episode 11 Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, community manager of Tech.MN welcome Matt Lewis, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Greater MSP, on The Tech.MN Podcast to talk all about the assets and liabilities of the great state of Minnesota.
Matt shares his story of what led him to Greater MSP. After starting off as a journalist in Washington DC he made his way back to Minnesota with an interest in helping separate organizations collaborate. We dive into the workings of Greater MSP including two of their initiatives, Make It MSP and Forge North.
The conversation touches on the infamous Amazon Proposal for HQ2 and the job of selling Minnesota beyond nostalgia. We get an inside look into the development of the Forge North Council and what it takes to bring together many different players to benefit the whole.
Hype Time
Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Kevin also asks Matt to name a corporation that is stepping up in the region. Matt gives a shout out to Caroline Karanja of 26 Letters, and CH Robinson.
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Looking at our calendar this week, there’s a number of great events coming up that we think you should check out. Here’s a small sampling…
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Last weekend, Graveti hosted their second annual summit, celebrating black and latinx entrepreneurs and their startups. The event was held at Target Plaza Commons in downtown Minneapolis.
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Around the end of October, it was announced that MN FinTech company, Total Expert, had received $52M in series C funding. This increase brings their total funding to $86M and solidifies Total Expert as one of the 15 fastest growing software companies in the U.S. We chatted with CEO Joe Welu recently about how this increase in funding was going to benefit his company, the state, and ultimately, the entire financial industry they serve.
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