The tech.mn Podcast

On Episode 44, Kevin and Jac welcome Diane Rucker, Executive Director of University Enterprise Labs, to talk about her journey from a materials engineer to an advocate for the startup ecosystem. 

Hype Time

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Diane gives a shout out to Jackie Mejia of gBETA medtech, Mondo Davison (listen to his episode here), and Pat Dillon from SBIR and Allison Hon at Grow North

On Episode 42, Kevin and Jac welcome Andrew Leone and Ryan Hanson, Co-founders of Dispatch. We discuss the origins of same-day delivery, the tech behind their super fast delivery, and their goal to be in 50 markets by the end of 2020.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 41, Kevin and Jac, welcome Aneela Idnani, Co-founder and President of HabitAware. We talk about how HabitAware and their product, the Keen smart bracelet, was inspired by her experience with Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder). Aneela shares an inside look at the community and comradery they’ve created around Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB).

*Note* This episode was recorded in January 2020

On Episode 40 , Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Sue Ann Rodriguez, Director of Accessibility Services at WeCo to talk about digital accessibility.

Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. https://www.arthurventures.com.

*This episode was recorded in Feb. 2020*

On Episode 39, Kevin and Jac welcome Eric Martell, Co-founder of Pear Commerce. Eric talks about starting a food delivery company during college and about what eventually lured him to the Twin Cities.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 38, Kevin and Jac welcome Jason Nyhus, SVP of sales, marketing, and partnerships at Digital River.

He shares Digital River's journey to nailing down the right kind of clients and how sales approaches in tech have changed over the last two decades.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

*Note* This episode was recorded in December 2019.

On Episode 37, Kevin and Jac welcome Jenessa White, a Minnesota developer with talent on the football field. We discuss the pros and cons of bootcamps and why companies should hire more junior developers.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

*This episode was recorded in December 2019*

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we're talking EdTech as Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Dr. Angie Eilers (UR Turn) and Matt Hardy (Kidblog) to talk about the journey from educators to entrepreneurs.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://artheruventures.co

*This episode was recorded in December 2019*

On Episode 35, Kevin and Jac welcome Kyle Hale, Founding Partner and former COO of Bite Squad to talk about his knack for new emerging industries and the economics of food delivery (Pre COVID-19).

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

*Note* This episode was recorded in January 2020

On Episode 34, Kevin and Jac welcome Maria Ploessl, Executive Director of Minnestar, to talk Minnestar, Minnedemo, Minnebar and our first interactions with the MN tech community.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the Tech.MN podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com