“I think it’s very real, it’s here to stay. We’re on the cusp of a movement here and I think we’ll probably replicate what Portland or Denver have in terms of 80 or 90 craft breweries.” – Peter Remes, president First & First. Last week Tom Elko and I went to Stouts Pub for beers. […]
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First Crack #127. A Guitar, Bass, Electric Trumpet, and Bryan Schumann
Bryan Schumann and I talk about composing music, improvising music, and whether the classical guitar pairs better with an upright bass or an electric trumpet. Bryan Schumann’s links: Beznau Music Shop http://www.beznau.com/bddschumann http://www.myspace.com/bddschumann DeSchuVoemann Listen to A Guitar, Bass, Electric Trumpet, and Bryan Schumann. [27 min]
Minnebar to the Stone Arch .5k
On Saturday, I ran down to Best Buy Corporate HQ to present a session on ‘Do Not Track’ and one on Font Pairings at Minnebar 6 Then after grabbing a quick slice of pizza, I caught the first annual Stone Arch .5k race. Yes – .5k. From the north end of the Stone Arch bridge […]
First Crack #126. Hardware Startups with Matt Bauer
PedalBrain‘s Matt Bauer and I talk about the challenges, capital requirements, and multi-year timelines inherent in bringing a retail hardware product to market. He talks about the recent epiphany he had with PedalBrain and how that enlightenment has helped him through these challenges. Listen to Hardware Startups with Matt Bauer. [31 min]
Twin Cities Co-Working Overview 2010
Dan Haugen wrote up a very nice overview of Twin Cities’ nascent co-working options. He got some great quotes from Zack Steven, Don Ball, Stephen Filing, and myself. Nice work Dan.
Cold Start #4 – How to Start Your Startup with Dan Grigsby
Dan Grigsby from MobileOrchard, discusses how he’s building a comfortable life for himself with a combination of projects, what’s lacking in the Minnesota tech startup community, and why that isn’t a problem. [55 minutes]
Cold Start #3 – Changing Your Startup with Ben Moore
Ben Moore from WorkSimple, discusses how, after almost 3 years into his funded startup, his company changed direction, branding, and almost everything else. [41 minutes]
New$$
I grabbed a coffee with Matt Thompson last week to catch up. Since then – something he said about the challenges of financing news organizations kept rolling through my head. I’m paraphrasing: ‘pick the website of a major news organization – look at the headlines and stories – which ones will you pay for?’ That’s […]
Twin Cities Co-Working Conversation Re-Ignited
UPDATE 27 May 2009 New url for this effort: TwinCitiesCoWorking.org Earlier this week, I had a fairly thorough conversation with a St. Paul-based serial entrepreneur exploring starting a co-working business. I’ve been writing about the “co-working” / “work club” concept off and on for a while now (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Bonus) and […]