Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Minneapolis/St. Just as Silicon Valley’s roots can be traced to innovation in World War II so can Minneapolis/St. Why Minneapolis/St. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. We’re hopeful that by sharing our story, others in the tech and philanthropic world can get some ideas for ways they can use lean principles to help their communities through this trying time. To see how the system evolved, Brent put together a full writeup here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Though ThriftyWrench is only available in western Wisconsin currently, they are hoping to expand into the Minneapolis-St. Co-founder, Jon, took some time to share these words with me: How would you explain what you do to somebody’s grandmother? Paul metro area to make sure you are working with the best.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2019

Joel Gascoigne is the co-founder and CEO of Buffer, a social media management platform. In addition to his early career as a surgeon, Dr. Larry Goren is also a well-respected entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Onsite Innovations, one of the largest providers of on-site occupational medical services in the United States.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 6, 2015

Elisabeth Santana, co-founder and CEO of a floral design company in Manhattan called e.j. blooms, relayed a resolution for 2015 that I think will resonate with a lot of people: donating time to give back to her community. In 2015…Give back. Superhero Day at Media Minefield.

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