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Startup Weekend

July 30, 2010 | By
dball
Startup Weekend

Sept. 17-19

Some of us might take 3 years to launch a startup. Instead, how about teaming up with total strangers to build a business from scratch in 3 days? That’s the premise of Startup Weekend, a global phenomenon that is coming to the Twin Cities this September. The cool part? It’s just $75 to participate, which (along with your sweat equity) entitles you to piece of the action if your startup is successful.

We’ll post more info as it becomes available. Meanwhile, you can learn more from the cool cats at Tech.MN.

Upcoming events (or looking for a few good conversationalists)

January 19, 2010 | By
dball

Here are some of the meetups and events we’re working on.

Weekly lunchtime chats*
The idea here is to offer a free, low-key discussion on a favorite topic. Patrick Rhone piloted our first chat last week with a discussion on all things Mac. We had about eight people show up and it was perfect. We’re aiming to have one of these a week, usually on a Friday. Next one: A discussion on GTD (Getting Things Done), with Meghan Wilker of Clockwork and the Geekgirls Guide. Beyond that? We’re looking for people who want to host discussions on:

  • Copywriting
  • Web design
  • Mobile app marketing
  • Usability
  • Information architecture
  • Typography
  • Python
  • Joomla
  • Ruby

Got any topics you’d like to suggest (and possibly host)? Please let us know in the comments.

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