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\r\n\r\nLet's make it weird.\r\n\r\n- ![\"They’re](\"https://innig.net/offsite-embed/tree-is-math.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nThe goal was to engage and educate visitors (and keep the kids busy for 10 minutes). This posed an interesting kind of problem very different from traditional mathematical modeling: we needed a software model of a tree which was not necessarily _predictively accurate_, but _perceptually and emotionally engaging_. What makes a tree seem like a tree? What makes a shrub different from a mature tree? What makes a tree exciting enough that a kid doesn’t walk away from it?\r\n\r\nThis type of programming & mathematical modeling — the kind where the goal is not scientific, but aesthetic — is of widespread and rapidly growing importance. It’s the work video game designers have done for decades, but it’s increasingly pervasive throughout the world of human-computer interaction. It’s what shot the iPhone from “they’ll never take a bite out of Nokia” to … well, now.\r\n\r\nThis talk will walk through the story of how we created the virtual bonsai by bringing together graphic design, programming, and mathematics. Along the way, we will get a taste of graphics techniques from the game industry, and encounter tidbits from a surprisingly diverse array of mathematical disciplines.\r\n\r\nP.S. **Note to the math-averse:** This talk will be accessible to a broad audience, and **will not require knowledge of mathematics or programming**. The ideas are intuitive, there will be lots of pretty pictures, and the results are fun!\r\n\r\nP.P.S. There will be a few juicy technical details for mathematicians too.\r\n\r\nP.P.P.S. Fractals! Fractals! Fractals!",
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"presenter_name": "Zach Wendt",
"presenter_bio": "\r\nZach Wendt started graphics programming on an Apple ][+ with a cassette drive. Projects are much more fun now, thanks to more than 6 colors, consumer priced VR, and all the tracking hardware and depth cameras.\r\n\r\nFor the past 3 years, Zach has organized [MN VR and HCI](http://www.igdatc.org/mn-vr-and-hci/) meet ups that bring 50-60 devs and enthusiasts together every month.\r\n\r\nZach really wants your local Virtual Reality project to succeed. Contact [@zach_wendt](https://twitter.com/zach_wendt) or show up at MN VR and HCI for free advice, to find collaborators, or just to geek out.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @zach_wendt",
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"presenter_name": "Thomas Knoll",
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"description": "Startups are hard.\r\n\r\nMost founders surround themselves with advisors and mentors for pretty much everything related to their business (SEO, Fundraising, Marketing, Business Models, Sales, etc.). But, very few get the emotional, mental, and personal support they need.\r\n\r\nI have been employee, advisor, co-founder, or CEO of a dozen startups. Some failed miserably. Some had a decent base hit. Others are still going strong. I've seen and experienced first hand how hard this can be.\r\n\r\nI am also married to a Marriage and Family Therapist who realized that a lot of the work she does with her couples and families can be applied to co-founders and early stage teams. She has now shifted most of her work to the executive coaching side, and I am applying everything I have learned from her to my advising and mentoring relationships.\r\n\r\nI'd love to share what we've learned, and lead a discussion about the types of things to watch out for, as well as some very practical habits and practices we can implement in our schedules to make sure we're getting the full support that we need to succeed.",
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"description": "We've all heard the statistics about diversity in technology. It's easy to be a part of the problem and focus only on that, rather than working towards actionable solutions. But Brittani and Sara are solution seekers.\r\n\r\nWeaving in their personal stories (and a little humor) with diverse perspectives, Brittani as a young Latina and Sara as a single parent and former teen parent, both women will share actions they have taken to be a part of the solution for keeping young students engaged and excited about technology. \r\n\r\nThis session will include:\r\n\r\n-How Brittani bridges the Digital Divide through her work with Geek Squad Academy \r\n-How Sara approaches life as a single parent with a demanding career in technology \r\n-Both women sharing lessons learned (yes, even the not-pretty fall flat on your face lessons), challenges faced and solutions they've used as women in technology\r\n-Recommendations for employers, educators, parents, and professionals for continuing the engagement for young students\r\n-How we can all be role models for our next generation\r\n\r\nAbout Brittani:\r\nBrittani is the Field Lieutenant for Geek Squad currently under Special Assignment with Best Buy Community Relations. She has worked 6 years for Best Buy in a variety of areas from retail cashier to best buy mobile and running in store Geek Squad Precinct as Senior CIA, all of these have allowed her to shape the idea of understanding these great brands. She travels the US representing Geek Squad and Community Relations via the Geek Squad Academy Program bring 21st century technology to teens in underserved cities, schools and nonprofit programs. Her passion is to continue to help build Best Buy’s relationship with community and employees throughout the US. Brittani serves as Co-Chair for Best Buy's LatIN Employee Network. Outside of the office she spends her time with her family and her dog. She enjoys golf among other sports.\r\nTwitter: @BrittaniNUribe\r\n\r\n\r\nAbout Sara:\r\nSara holds two positions, one of which is Mama to her 11 year old daughter Anakka. Professionally, Sara is the manager of the Associate Facing Web Operations team. Her role is to manage day to day oversight and activities related to Associate Facing Web Operations including production support, technical web duties and initiatives in support of maintaining highly scalable associate facing web applications and services for BestBuy.com. In 2014 she launched the Twin Cities Geekettes chapter and helped with the re-launch of the Best Buy Women's Employee Network. Outside of work she can be found on the volleyball court, dance floor, at live music shows, exploring Minnesota and enjoying adventures with her daughter.\r\nTwitter: @saraheitkampmn",
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"description": " > \"government is essentially what we do together that we can’t do alone.\" - Jennifer Pahlka\r\n\r\nOften, to effect change in your local community, you have to work with a government. As an organization focused on facilitating community change with collaborative creation, Open Twin Cities has had its far share of government partnerships and interactions in its short history. In one year alone, Open Twin Cities collaborated with Minnesota's Secretary of State, MN.IT Services, and Hennepin County on three events, and worked with the City of Minneapolis to enact an open data policy. Along the way we've learned a thing or two about working with government, creating partnerships, and collaborating. \r\n\r\nEver wondered what it's like to work with a government? Or just curious to hear some lessons on collaboration? Then this session is for you.",
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"description": "How can the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region better support innovative people in the technology community? We think that's a question the entire region should be asking by handing the mic to those very people and making their challenges everyone's challenges. Because we'll all benefit from shared prosperity. \r\n\r\nOur regional economy is capable of producing tens of thousands of new jobs by 2020 that we don't have the talent to fill. At the heart of this looming workforce gap is tech talent. It's leading to a lot of exciting efforts to develop talent at all points of the human capital pipeline. But then we also need to do a much better job retaining those people and attracting other talented tech professionals from around the world.\r\n\r\nWe won't be able to do that if this isn't a place where **people** are able to thrive. We need innovative people to step forward and tell the rest of the community—be it companies, policy makers, educators, neighbors, whomever—what needs to happen to ensure tech professionals can reach their full potential here. \r\n\r\nA growing assortment of partners across all of our sectors are increasingly committed to supporting innovative people. But they don't have the solutions. They need to hear from you. Whether you are a tech entrepreneur, freelancer, or innovator within a major institution, this is an opportunity to step up and set the agenda. \r\n\r\nWe hope that participating in this session will make a significant impact in the development of an emerging cross-sector, region-wide talent initiative to make a great place even greater.",
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"presenter_name": "Tim Erickson",
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"description": "Do you have questions about git and GitHub? \r\n\r\nAre you new to git or GitHub, but want to learn what all the \"social coding\" fuss is about? Want to \"level up\" your contributions to open source? Curious to learn how GitHub uses GitHub to build GitHub?\r\n\r\nBring your questions to this Q&A about Git and GitHub. I'm Joshua Wehner ([@jaw6](https://github.com/jaw6) on GitHub!), a developer and trainer at GitHub, I'll do my best to answer all your questions, tell stories, do a few demos, and I'll bring plenty of octocat stickers for everyone.",
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"presenter_bio": "Michael \"Miggs\" Migliacio is a Software Engineering Coach in the Target Dojo with over 15 years of experience in software development. Previously, he held engineering roles at IBM, IGN Entertainment, and Best Buy, where he led the team responsible for building the API that powers shipping and delivery for one of the largest eCommerce platforms in the world. He is also JLPT-certified and serves as a Japanese-to-English interpreter for the Bloomington-Izumi Sister City Organization. Outside of Target, Michael co-founded video game development studio Intropy Games and worked closely with Japanese publisher CrossFunction in order to launch a localized title on Nintendo consoles in Japan. \r\n\r\nHe earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science with a minor in Japanese from Purdue University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.\r\n\r\nContact [Twitter (@angstygaijin)](https://twitter.com/angstygaijin) | [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-migliacio/14/b42/126/en)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @angstygaijin",
"session_title": "eSports 101: The Business of Competitive Gaming",
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"description": "\r\nWhat started out as a few dedicated players battling each other in local LAN tournaments has sprouted into a multimillion-dollar international competitive gaming industry, drawing sponsorships from major companies like Coca-Cola, Monster Energy, and American Express.\r\n\r\nMajor competitive events featuring popular games like League of Legends, Ultra Street Fighter IV, and Dota2 draw viewerships in the hundreds of thousands, and player counts in the millions worldwide. Brand new companies at the tip of the spear of this brand new business are focusing on cultivating the eSports fanbase and connecting gamers around the world with their favorite professional players and brands.\r\n\r\nWhat makes competitive gaming so special? Why is it taking off now? Where is it going in the future? How is big business getting involved?\r\n\r\nJoin software developer and professional eSports journalist Michael Migliacio to discover the answers to these questions and much, much more.\r\n\r\n",
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"description": "Getting the tech press to write about your startup can drive huge amounts of traffic and give you instant credibility. The challenge is in getting the press to care enough to write about your startup in the first place. \r\n\r\nCome learn about pitching to the press and our successful launch of [Astropad](http://www.astropad.com). Learn about our launch strategy and some tips and tricks which drove over *200k* visitors to our site in only a few weeks. \r\n\r\nCome learn about:\r\n\r\n* How to pitch tech writers\r\n* What sites you should be pitching to\r\n* Coordinating your project launch\r\n* Using embargoes and exclusives to your advantage\r\n* How your launch strategy starts on day one\r\n* Resources for learning about PR\r\n\r\nIf you're looking to launch a project, stop on by and hear what worked for us.",
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"session_title": "Planning a Startup Accelerator in MN",
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"description": "Many entrepreneurs have lamented that there is no active accelerator program for startups in the twin cities. There are lots of meetups & networking events, but little in the way of education for aspiring entrepreneurs. Several initiatives to address this gap are underway in the community, and this MinneBar session would be a good forum to discuss them....it'll also be a chance to hear the specific details of one particular plan and offer feedback on it.",
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"presenter_name": "Dan Lew",
"presenter_bio": "Dan Lew has code in his DNA and has been speaking since he was two years old. He's focused these skills on software development for the past two decades, working on many large mobile apps (FlightTrack, Expedia, Trello) as well as maintaining some open source libraries and applications. Currently he works on civic tech projects at [Mighty Acorn Digital](https://www.mightyacorn.com/).\r\n\r\nWhen not speaking, he's silent.\r\n\r\nYou can [contact him on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/danlew42.bsky.social), [read his website](http://danlew.net/), or [stalk his commit history](https://github.com/dlew).",
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"session_title": "Going Lean: Let's Talk Tangibles",
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"description": "We've heard the buzz, read the articles, skimmed the books. Lean, design thinking, fostering a culture of innovation—it all makes sense. And we know this. [An analysis](http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026287/study-good-design-really-is-good-for-business#5) by the [Design Management Institute](http://www.dmi.org/) identified design-driven companies as measured by the level of senior-level representation and commitment. They found that the design-driven companies outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 by a whopping 228%.\r\n\r\nCount us in. But what are the tangible steps we can take to actually effect change? How can we start to make a positive difference within our own organizations?\r\n\r\nWe’ll discuss core principles, tangible steps and common hurdles that we face along the path to joining this revolution.\r\n\r\n**Common hurdles:**\r\n\r\n* We’re a start-up. We have no resources or experience with UX.\r\n* We’re an enterprise. We have too much bureaucracy. \r\n* We have a distributed team. How can we possibly build shared understanding?\r\n* We’re measured by different metrics. How can we convince the leadership to get behind this? \r\n* This is new and unfamiliar. How do we actually make it happen?\r\n",
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"presenter_name": "Bryan Welch",
"presenter_bio": "By day, Bryan is a Staff Data Engineer building data pipelines, NLP and aligning cross-functional teams—engineering, data science, and business units—to achieve common goals. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanwelch/",
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"description": "Have you read about DevOps and wished there was a way to get that started at your company? Don't wait for a DevOps champion. Quietly introduce the changes yourself.\r\n\r\nIn this session, we'll discuss the experiences of a single DBA who subtly introduced DevOps concepts in his workplace. We'll look at why one would do this, what it can accomplish, and the approaches that succeeded and failed. Next, we'll look at specific examples of changes implemented working with different departments, the tools used, and the benefits.",
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"presenter_name": "Dan Grigsby",
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"description": "is the title missing a coma? is your sleepy hollow? morning would be easier if you slept better. a crash course in the lullabasics of sleep hygiene, falling asleep quickly, sleeping soundly and waking rested. \r\n",
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"presenter_name": "Sam Kirchmeier",
"presenter_bio": "VP of Engineering at [Livefront](http://example.com)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/sam-livefront)\n- Twitter: @skirchmeier",
"session_title": "Beyond REST: Web Services Designed for Mobile",
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"description": "Creating the best possible mobile experience extends beyond the device to the services your app depends on. The unique constraints imposed by mobile devices should influence your API design. Learn how to build great mobile web services, what REST doesn't cover, and lessons from years of experience designing and refining mobile web services.",
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"presenter_name": "Jamie Thingelstad",
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"session_title": "Minnebar 10 on Minnebar",
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"description": "This session will provide an update on the continuing development of the minnestar events and organization and our efforts to insure that great events like Minnebar and Minnedemo continue to catalyze the Twin Cities technical, design and startup communities. Half of this session will provide an update on these goals and the other half will serve as a forum to hear from the community.",
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"id": 242,
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"presenter_name": "Jeffry Brown",
"presenter_bio": "Jeffry Brown\r\nDreamer - Doer - Storyteller\r\nhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrybrown\r\n \r\nTHINKING DIFFERENTLY - ENTREPRENEUR - CREATE POSITIVITY - INVESTOR\r\nJeff has spent his career starting, leading, leaving and coaching businesses, after first working at Apple in that company's early years. There he worked directly with Steve Jobs on creating the company's future and culture. He is one of the founding members of Hill Capital and coaches entrepreneurial businesses in growth strategy and human relations. \r\n\r\nLifelong teacher and learner never looking back but always looking forward. \r\nNot retired but re-fired to happily help others find and enjoy their purpose.\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\nLinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrybrown/\r\n\r\n",
"session_title": " Learn to Sell Your Ideas to Investors, Collaborators, and Potential Customers, a Surefire Way to be Successful",
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"description": "A Case Study\r\nThe Dancing CEO, the Non-sleazy Salesperson, and the Customer Buying Experience.\r\n\r\nThe hallmark of every value-driven experience is the amount and depth of genuine human connection–that bond between an individual and a brand, an experience, an organization or an idea. The power of genuine connections extends not only among peers, but also to friends, loved ones, and even within yourself. And most importantly for entrepreneurs to investors, collaborators and customers.\r\n\r\nThrough a recent case study, this session covers more than half a century of experience bringing practical solutions in innovation, collaboration and communication to market that will guarantee a genuine connection. \r\n\r\nA small start-up is boldly challenging Fortune 500 company's notions of sales, value, and even corporate culture, and they are winning. They've raised money, ignited collaborators, and closed millions in sales. Featuring a dancing CEO, a reinvention of the salesperson and a reframing of the \"sales experience\", this case study is unlike any you've ever heard.\r\n\r\nYou will leave with a greater grasp of the strengths and challenges, presence or absence, and untapped potential of genuine connection in your professional and personal life.\r\n",
"room_name": "Learn",
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"updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC"
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"id": 240,
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"presenter_name": "Jennifer Simon",
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"session_title": "Networking 101: How to Network with People not Computers",
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"description": "Speaker: Jennifer Simon\r\n\r\nJennifer has been in sales for over 20 years, networking with people has been a key factor in her success. Early on in her career she realized that helping others came naturally and in return people are willing to help her. All of her job opportunities have come from some kind of networking, she continually builds new business through her connections and is constantly helping others connect with the right people to reach their goals. Whether it’s through direct personal relationships or simply making connections on Linked In. \r\n\r\nAs she has integrated into the IT Industry, she become aware that networking does not come naturally to a lot people. This presentation will help those who want to learn some basic tips and tricks on how to meet new people. ",
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"starts_at": "2015-04-11 11:15:00 -0500",
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"created_at": "2015-03-25 19:57:50 UTC",
"updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC"
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"id": 239,
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"presenter_name": "Jim Dahline",
"presenter_bio": "Jim is a Director of Marketing at Sport Ngin, a Minneapolis based sports technology company focused on the youth and amateur sports market. In his role, Jim focuses on Customer Success and Account Management functions as well as the Sport Ngin Community. He also serves as a company evangelist helping to build the Sport Ngin brand through press relations, social media, & event participation. \r\n\r\nJim graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in Marketing, and received his MBA from the University of Nebraska. He also serves as a volunteer for minnestar.",
"session_title": "Use Storytelling to Build Your Brand and Engage Buyers",
"summary": null,
"description": "Two things I believe more than anything that drive marketing in today's world:\r\n\r\n1) People hate to be sold to, but they love to buy.\r\n2) Buying is based on timing more than anything.\r\n\r\nPeople are buyers when they are engaged with your company, product, or brand and the timing is right. But how do you exactly do that? What things can you do, and in what ways, to engage with people and be top of mind when the timing is right for them to turn into buyers.\r\n\r\nWe'll discuss this concept and strategies to ensure your business is top of mind for buyers.",
"room_name": "Zeke Landres",
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"created_at": "2015-03-25 16:02:02 UTC",
"updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC"
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"id": 238,
"participant_id": 940,
"presenter_name": "Pat Dillon",
"presenter_bio": "Ms. Pat Dillon, MBA, has worked with hundreds of technology companies over the past 20 years in both Minnesota and Wisconsin resulting in more than $50 million in federal research funding to support innovation and technology commercialization. \r\n\r\nMs. Dillon is the director of MN-SBIR that aims to foster a more innovative Minnesota economy focused on turning new ideas and inventions into products and technologies that spur job growth and competitiveness while promoting economic development. In this position, she is responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of MN-SBIR and its services to small businesses and startups in Minnesota. \r\n",
"session_title": "Investors love SBIR that support technological innovations with commercial potential. ",
"summary": null,
"description": "Got a innovative technology-based idea, concept or project at the fuzzy front end of technology development. Come and learn about the $2.6 Federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs that provide non-dilutive seed funding for early stage innovations. You will learn if SBIR/STTR funding is right for your company or project, and whether this highly competitive source of funding is applicable to your research and commercialization strategies. The session will cover the who, what, where, when and why of the SBIR/STTR Programs. \r\n\r\nSpeaker:\r\nMs. Pat Dillon, MBA, has worked with hundreds of technology companies over the past 20 years in both Minnesota and Wisconsin resulting in more than $50 million in federal research funding to support innovation and technology commercialization. \r\n\r\nMs. Dillon is the director of MN-SBIR that aims to foster a more innovative Minnesota economy focused on turning new ideas and inventions into products and technologies that spur job growth and competitiveness while promoting economic development. In this position, she is responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of MN-SBIR and its services to small businesses and startups in Minnesota. \r\n",
"room_name": "Louis Pasteur",
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"projector": false,
"starts_at": "2015-04-11 14:45:00 -0500",
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"Design",
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"Startups"
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"created_at": "2015-03-25 15:10:15 UTC",
"updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC"
},
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"id": 237,
"participant_id": 688,
"presenter_name": "Reed Robinson",
"presenter_bio": "Founding Partner of Groove Capital\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @indeeditsreed",
"session_title": "Lessons in Product Dev. - Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should",
"summary": null,
"description": "\r\nI'm passionate about technology, how it integrates into our lives, the MN startup space, as well as travel, restoration, freestyle skiing, and good books. Previously ran Fresh Vine from 2008-2022, and Midwest Skier from 1999-2006.
\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\n- [GitHub @paulprins](https://github.com/paulprins)\r\n- [Bluesky @paul.urbanmonastic.org](https://bsky.app/profile/paul.urbanmonastic.org)\r\n- [Instagram @prinsp](https://www.instagram.com/prinsp/)", "session_title": "Burnout and Depression Uncensored", "summary": null, "description": "It happens to the best of us. It's been a part of each one of my startups, and my guess is that it happens to us all in various degrees. The goal here is to be cathartic, to help us realize that its real, that it happens to each of us, and how we can cope well until we swing out of the roughest parts. \r\n\r\nI'll be sharing a great deal from my personal experiences with depression, startups, tech, highs/lows, and some insights from the journey. This isn't a talk from someone on the other side (if that exists) but someone who is very much changing the world from where I am. I believe you can do the same. \r\n\r\nMy hope for this talk is that we can understand we're not alone, find encouragement, and get a few tools to help along the way. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n*Extended Bio* \r\nI earned a business/psychology degree (called service management), and my masters was in divinity (with a course load in counseling/psychology/systems). I've also worked with many people over the years in various stages of life (parents, students, hospice, homeless). I'm not a psychologist (I run a software company) and would gladly recommend people if needed. \r\n", "room_name": "Minnetonka", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 10:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 41, "created_at": "2015-03-23 05:24:39 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 230, "participant_id": 906, "presenter_name": "Chip Pedersen", "presenter_bio": "With over 35 years in the tech industry, including 21 years in gaming, Chip Pedersen is a seasoned veteran and innovator in interactive entertainment. He has held senior leadership roles at Microsoft Game Studios, Activision/Blizzard, ZeroLight, and his own game studio. Chip played a pivotal role in the launch of the original Xbox and has contributed to the release of over 100 titles across nearly every gaming platform. \r\n\r\n \r\n", "session_title": "What's it's really like to work in Game industry", "summary": null, "description": "\"You get paid to play games all day?\" Everyone thinks the video game industry is just fun and games. I'm here to tell you it's not. It complex software development and problem solving with a twist. Not only do you have to make a solid software program, on time, on budget. You also have to make sure its fun. Building games is hard enough. Building a game that is fun and makes money is even harder. \r\n\r\nDiscover all the different positions that have to come together to make a hit video game. Learn the differences of working at AAA publisher, a developer to a startup indie studio. The highs, the lows, the late nights, where we harvest unicorn tears and lots of caffeine. Did I mention caffeine? Over my 20 years in video games I have seen it all, and lived to talk about. Please come with questions, prepared to laugh and learn why we don't get paid to play games all day. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Brand", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development", "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 25, "created_at": "2015-03-23 03:24:48 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 229, "participant_id": 74, "presenter_name": "Jeffry Brown", "presenter_bio": "Jeffry Brown\r\nDreamer - Doer - Storyteller\r\nhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrybrown\r\n \r\nTHINKING DIFFERENTLY - ENTREPRENEUR - CREATE POSITIVITY - INVESTOR\r\nJeff has spent his career starting, leading, leaving and coaching businesses, after first working at Apple in that company's early years. There he worked directly with Steve Jobs on creating the company's future and culture. He is one of the founding members of Hill Capital and coaches entrepreneurial businesses in growth strategy and human relations. \r\n\r\nLifelong teacher and learner never looking back but always looking forward. \r\nNot retired but re-fired to happily help others find and enjoy their purpose.\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\nLinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrybrown/\r\n\r\n", "session_title": "Think Different On Your Go To Market Strategy- $2.5 Capital Raise - $1 Million a Month in Orders before Launch - case study", "summary": null, "description": "This is a case study on how not doing sameness by developing a 'Think Differently' go to market strategy got this Minnesota based startup $2.5 million in capital and in excess of $1 million a month in orders before it launched. You will hear the process used to create a strategy that is slated to disrupt a multi-billion dollar market and will be generating in excess of 4 million dollars a month in revenue at the end of year two with already signed orders. \r\n\r\nIf you're an entrepreneur that has a great idea you should hear this story and look at evaluating your go to market strategy. You will learn how looking at your market and how existing companies in that market are positioned, can be turned to your advantage. ", "room_name": "Stephen Leacock", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 10:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 11, "created_at": "2015-03-23 01:31:58 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 228, "participant_id": 909, "presenter_name": "Ryan Broshar", "presenter_bio": "Techstars Retail, Matchstick Ventures, Beta.MN, & Twin Cities Startup Week", "session_title": "Twin Cities: The startup capital of the “North\"", "summary": null, "description": "A recent WSJ article titled \"Minnesota’s New Cool Image as ‘the North\" has stoked the discussions around declaring a new “North” region of the US and the Twin Cities serving as its \"capital\". While this discussion is fascinating in and of itself, how would this change specifically affect the local startup community? \r\n\r\nJoin Carson Kipfer (Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist @ SportNgin), Eric Dayton (Co-Founder of The Bachelor Farmer & Askov Finlayson), and Ryan Broshar (Founder & Managing Partner @ Matchstick Ventures) as we discuss the effects of moving out of the shadow of Chicago and the Midwest and into a the new \"North\" frontier. ", "room_name": "Theater", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 09:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Carson Kipfer" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 925 ], "attendance_count": 59, "created_at": "2015-03-22 19:37:00 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 227, "participant_id": 132, "presenter_name": "Beth McKeever", "presenter_bio": "**Beth McKeever** is a UX Engineer at [Software for Good](http://www.softwareforgood.com) where she works with clients - like Biovest, Fair Trade USA and DIVI - who are making the world a better place. Prior to that she spent time working on Target’s mobile website and HealthPartner’s web experience for members and patients. She believes in crafting great experiences through a collaborative and lean process. Beth has spoken at MinneWebCon, UXPA MN, IxDA MN and a variety of local meetups about collaborative design and user research.", "session_title": "10 Lessons about Culture Change and Becoming a Catalyst for Good", "summary": null, "description": "When I talk with folks in software development about bringing new ideas, tools and processes to stagnant companies, I am frequently met with inspired but perplexed faces. “I can’t just start collaborating with people. It’s not that easy at my company. We don’t work like that.” \r\n\r\nTurns out it takes more than an inspiring pep talk to get people collaborating in a meaningful way — it takes a cultural shift. But change doesn’t come easily. From my very first job as a UXer at a company with a burgeoning UX squad and incredible mentors to my current position on a team of (almost) one, I’ve screwed up a lot. But I’ve also learned a tremendous amount about instigating change, waiting patiently for change, and how a great work environment makes for healthier, happier practitioners. \r\n\r\nYour organization is not the only one experiencing growing pains. Join me for 10 lessons on culture change and tips for becoming a catalyst for good right where you are.", "room_name": "Theater", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 65, "created_at": "2015-03-22 18:20:38 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:22 UTC" }, { "id": 225, "participant_id": 324, "presenter_name": "Brad Armstrong", "presenter_bio": "I've been writing software with wildly varying levels of elegance and cleanliness for over 18 years. Currently I'm an Engineering Manager at Code42 Software.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @hashbrown1", "session_title": "Where To Find A Drink In Minneapolis", "summary": null, "description": "Using the new Open Data apis published by the city of Minneapolis, plus RxJava/RxAndroid, Retrofit and Google Play Services, we'll explore how to build a truly useful Android application.", "room_name": "Tackle", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 09:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 16, "created_at": "2015-03-22 03:19:36 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 224, "participant_id": 539, "presenter_name": "Justin Grammens", "presenter_bio": "I live at the intersection of startups, education and leading communities on Applied AI and the Internet of Things.\r\n\r\nI am the co-founder of [Lab651](https://lab651.com) where I help companies use mobile apps, data and IoT devices. I am the owner and founder of [Recursive Awesome](http://recursiveawesome.com), a data analytics company to help companies understand their customers through connected products us Artificial Intelligence and [IoT Weekly](http://iotweeklynews.com), a free curated newsletter with industry expert perspectives on the Internet of Things. I am a co-founder of [Arduino.MN](http://arduino.mn) and [Code42](http://code42.com), co-launched the first [Internet of Things Hack Day](http://iothackday.mn) in Minnesota [@IoTHackday](http://twitter.com/iothackday) and a non-profit and 1,000+ person conference to promote the Internet of Things called [IoTFuse](http://iotfuse.com).\r\n\r\nI'm an [adjunct professor](https://www.stthomas.edu/gradsoftware/about/faculty/justin-grammens.html) at the University of Saint Thomas teaching a graduate-level course on the Internet of Things and an [Industry Analyst](http://www.rtinsights.com/our-team#JustinG) at RT Insights on IoT Data Analytics.\r\n\r\nYou can see my [full portfolio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens) for more information.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/justingrammens)\n- Twitter: @justingrammens", "session_title": "Gobot Meets IoT : Using Go to Control The “Things” Around Us.", "summary": null, "description": "The world of physical computing and the so called [\"Internet of Things\"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things) is getting smarter. Shouldn't we be using smarter languages as well?\r\n\r\n[Gobot](http://gobot.io) is an open source robotics framework which allows developers to interface and control a multitude of devices using the [Go Programming Language](https://golang.org/). We'll cover the history of where the Internet of Things is today, where it’s forecasted be in the future and why you should care. I'll also demo using Gobot to control an [Arduino](http://arduino.cc), [Sphero](http://www.gosphero.com/) and [ArDrone](http://ardrone2.parrot.com/).", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Hardware" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 32, "created_at": "2015-03-21 03:19:58 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 223, "participant_id": 807, "presenter_name": "David Edgerton", "presenter_bio": "David Edgerton Jr. is an information technology professional with 19 years of experience in IT project and program management. When David is not running complex technology projects he teaches statistics, information systems, project management, and other business courses part-time for a few universities in the Twin Cities. \r\n\r\nDavid enjoys participating in hackathons, startup weekend activities, the Minnesota Cup, and meetups to stay sharp. He is a fan of open source software and developing software products and services with the Python programming language. He is a excellent presenter and energetic facilitator of the business model canvas framework and value proposition design.\r\n\r\nWhen David is not working with technology he plays the piano and produces music electronically for fun. He has a passion for startups, education, and diversity.", "session_title": "A Conversation: Racial Diversity in the Tech Space", "summary": null, "description": "There has been a lot of press over the last few years on the absence of underrepresented groups in the tech space; specifically women. Recently companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook have released numbers highlighting this issue. \r\n\r\nHowever, there isn't as much press surrounding the current racial underrepresentation in the tech industry. For example, Harvard Business Review published an article entitled 'Hacking Tech's Diversity Problem' in October 2014 but the focus was on gender diversity, not racial diversity.\r\n\r\nThe question is do we even have an issue with race in the tech space? Is the playing field level for any and everyone to enter this lucrative field? What are some of the inputs that result in the current disparity we see at some of the largest, most innovative companies in the world? \r\n\r\nThis session is to explore the issue to see what can be done to close the gaps. \r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Challenge", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 31, "created_at": "2015-03-20 17:55:48 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:22 UTC" }, { "id": 222, "participant_id": 208, "presenter_name": "Paul DeBettignies", "presenter_bio": "Paul DeBettignies is the Founder of Launch Hiring and is better known as “Minnesota Headhunter.” Recognized as a Talent Leader, for 25+ years Paul has sat at the intersection of talent advisory and talent strategy building software, tech, product and digital teams with startups and tech companies throughout the country with a focus on Minnesota and the Midwest while creating recruiting strategies for Fortune 500 clients.\r\n\r\nHe is a regional and national writer speaker, trainer, subject matter expert and trusted media source on recruiter, HR, career, job search, networking and social media topics.\r\n\r\nBorn and raised in Minneapolis, Paul despises bios and does not take himself as serious as this all sounds. He loves sunsets, fishing, gardening and still believes that one day the Gophers will go to the Rose Bowl.\r\n\r\nStay in contact with him by clicking: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mnheadhunter) | [@MNHeadhunter](https://twitter.com/mnheadhunter) | [Minnesota Headhunter Blog](http://www.mnheadhunter.com)\r\n", "session_title": "Managing Your IT Career v7 - (Why do recruiters suck so bad?)", "summary": null, "description": "Two years ago the first question was, \"Why do recruiters suck so bad?\"\r\n \r\nLast year it was the second question.\r\n \r\nThis is the 7th year of doing this kind of presentation... a few slides and a lot of Q&A and discussion.\r\n \r\nFrequent conversations I have had lately include (and bring what is on your mind): \r\n\r\n- What the local job market is like right now \r\n- Are startups any more risky than large employers\r\n- How to prepare for and recover from a layoff\r\n- Code schools and bootcamps, are they worth the price\r\n- How do I create a loose confederation of consultant friends\r\n- Specialize or be a master of none", "room_name": "Proverb-Edison", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 34, "created_at": "2015-03-20 04:28:29 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 221, "participant_id": 906, "presenter_name": "Chip Pedersen", "presenter_bio": "With over 35 years in the tech industry, including 21 years in gaming, Chip Pedersen is a seasoned veteran and innovator in interactive entertainment. He has held senior leadership roles at Microsoft Game Studios, Activision/Blizzard, ZeroLight, and his own game studio. Chip played a pivotal role in the launch of the original Xbox and has contributed to the release of over 100 titles across nearly every gaming platform. \r\n\r\n \r\n", "session_title": "Creating Small Teams that Kick A$$ and take names ", "summary": null, "description": "This is and interactive talk **NOT** a lecture. Tired of working at a big company? Want to start your own small team, studio or startup? Managing smaller teams, budgets and timelines are much different than when you had levels of management or a large company behind you. You will need to take a completely different approach when creating your own team. you need to be be prepared to manage communicate and interact with your studio team. \r\n\r\n* Seal Team 6 vs the Fab 5 \r\n* Right people, Right role \r\n* Who’s in charge? \r\n* Who is your cheerleader? \r\n* We don’t need a stinking producer (Yes you do) \r\n* Communication is even more important for a smaller team \r\n* You will need a better firing policy than hiring policy \r\n* Onsite/Offsite? \r\n\r\nThis talk is **NOT** about how to get funding. This is after you have the funds and starting to build the team. Find a lawyer, an accountant and a benefit person for other items you will need. This is about building and managing a successful team. \r\n\r\nIntended audience & prerequisites: Anyone who is starting a new small team or would like to improve how the team interacts. \r\n\r\nSession takeaways: Attendees will have a better understanding how to build a small team, manage them, communicate with them and create your own norms.", "room_name": "Calhoun", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 39, "created_at": "2015-03-19 22:08:02 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 220, "participant_id": 904, "presenter_name": "Jim Barrett", "presenter_bio": "Jim Barrett is an, entrepreneur and improviser. Currently working as a SalesForce administrator at Jamf Software. Jim has lead improvisation workshops at: WordCamp Minneapolis 2016, MinneBar 2015, Minnesota Product Camp 2014 & 2015,\r\nDrupal Camp 2015, Minnesota Association of Social Workers, CoCo Black Box Series, Hazelden Betty Ford, Minnesota Recovery Connection, Creative Healthcare Management and the State of Minnesota: Leadership Connection Workshop. He has improvised at the Minneapolis Fringe Festival, Huge Theater, Brave New Workshop and the Minnesota State Fair.", "session_title": "Improvisation: How to Unleash Creative, Flexible, Cohesive Teams", "summary": null, "description": "This is not a lecture, but a “hands on” workshop where you’ll learn what games and exercises improvisers use to sharpen their listening skills, become more spontaneous, quickly generate new ideas and improve collaboration. You will be able to use these tools on your own projects after this workshop. \r\n\r\nImprovisation has been described as “The art of not knowing what you are going to say or do and being OK with that.\" Life and business don't offer a script to follow and improvisation develops skills such as solving problems with no clear solution in sight. Truly innovative or disruptive ideas don’t come easy. Improv can help you generate ideas and work. We’ll push the furniture out of the way and get you on your feet. Come prepared to join in improvisation games and exercises all the while not knowing what will happen next. And we'll have fun doing it.\r\n\r\n ", "room_name": "Tackle", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 11:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 14, "created_at": "2015-03-19 20:41:25 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 219, "participant_id": 902, "presenter_name": "Logan Poelman", "presenter_bio": "Grew up building stuff with RadioShack parts and hacking junk I found in the garbage.
\r\nBuilt my first synthesizer when I was in 7th grade ( UJT Transistor oscillator design).\r\nStarted programming on TRS80 + Apple II's in 1978
\r\nStarted playing guitar in 1979
\r\nStarted my programming career as a Video Game Programmer, in assembly language on the IBM PC & C64, in the late 80's.
\r\n(you can play \"Ajax\" at https://archive.org/details/msdos_Ajax_1989)
\r\nWorked on Wall Street for about 10 years building ginormous scale systems - ex: an app that ran on a single box with 784 cores and 784 gigs of RAM (see Azul Systems Vega), handling 250 million transactions a day, in 2007! .
\r\nFormer Adjunct Professor at NYU in the Computer Science graduate program.
\r\nGuitar player & musician
\r\nInventor.
\r\nNoodler.
\r\nWriting Crypto routines since 1994
\r\nWriting Java since 1997
\r\nDoing Hadoop since 2008
\r\nI've been hacking the Arduino since 2009.
\r\nHacking the Raspberry Pi since 2012.
\r\nOver the years, I have programmed in: Scala, Ruby, JavaScript, Java, C#, VB.Net, VB, Forth, C++, C, Fortran, SNOBOL, Pascal, Basic
\r\nand Assembly (on 6 architectures - ARM,ATMEL AVR, 8086, 6502, Z80, PDP)
\r\nI have programmed CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, MCUs in Assembly, C and less soul crushing languages.
\r\n
\r\n\r\nCTO for Loco Bellis, LLC
\r\n", "session_title": "Hardware Hacking a new musical instrument with an Arduino and an Electric Guitar", "summary": null, "description": "How do you create a new type of musical instrument using the right sensors, arduinos and some clever ergonomic engineering?
\r\nI invented a way to play bass and guitar, at the same time,
using the same 4 fingers and thumb you normally use to play guitar,
on a regular old electric guitar.
(with a bunch of software and hardware and sensors)
\r\n\r\n
\r\nLearn about analog to digital sampling, physical computing, MIDI, arduino, physical design, prototyping and more!
\r\nI will talk about the design issues, coding challenges, going from idea to POC to prototype to pilot.\r\n
\r\nDesign of the pedal:\r\n
![](\"http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/16847913666_4b82b6038c_z.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nVarious parts \r\n![](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8625/16873114021_3f0d9ccc82.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n boards for the POC (too big to actually fit in the pedal)\r\n
![](\"http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8681/16254138123_e910a10c7e_z.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nPOC that will evolve into the Prototype of the pedal (the tiny blue board is a Arduino Nano that will be the brains of the pedal.\r\n
![\"picture](\"http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7616/16253806353_5eacbd3c46_z.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\ntake a listen/look at:
\r\n the guitar stomp pedal with the OLED display:
\r\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9AMa5YzFA
\r\n initial POC:
\r\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7l4vXMsPbo
\r\nimproved the software: \r\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6dz0rJP8cY
\r\n", "room_name": "Proverb-Edison", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Development", "Hardware", "Design", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 25, "created_at": "2015-03-19 18:15:02 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 218, "participant_id": 880, "presenter_name": "Carla Pavone", "presenter_bio": "[Carla Pavone](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlappavone) is the Associate Director of the [Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship](http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty-research/gary-s-holmes-center-entrepreneurship) and leads [MIN-Corps](http://mincorps.umn.edu/), which facilitates technology commercialization across the U of Minnesota through seminars, courses and coaching. She also teaches entrepreneurship, strategy and leadership courses at the [Carlson School of Management](http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/). Academia is Carla's third career. She started out in publishing and pc software startups, then was an executive in the financial services industry, where she led corporate internal startups and turnarounds. She later went back to school for her PhD, with a focus on entrepreneurship and venture capital decision making. \r\n\r\nCarla also serves on the board of [Social Venture Partners - Minnesota](http://www.socialventurepartners.org/minnesota/), which supports Twin Cities social ventures that focus on at-risk youth. As an SVP partner, she is currently helping [Reve Academy](http://reveacademy.org/), where North Minneapolis high school students learn digital skills and run a web design business. ", "session_title": "Lean Startup: Building Product-Market Fit & Your Business Model", "summary": null, "description": "An overview of the Lean Development methodology to translate ideas and IP into successful business ventures. Converting ideas into customer solutions that generate financial and/or social value may be an art, but there's also plenty of proven science in the process.
\r\n\r\nWith a little help from the infamous Ali G, we'll review and apply a variety of Lean LaunchPad techniques:
\r\n-- business model canvas
\r\n-- customer development
\r\n-- hypothesis testing
\r\n-- minimum viable product
\r\n\r\nThis session will give you a set of tools and resources you can use to develop a startup (or a new product), and also give you command of the latest entrepreneurial lingo. \"Pivot\" anyone? \r\n", "room_name": "Discovery", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Justin Porter" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 4 ], "attendance_count": 23, "created_at": "2015-03-19 14:43:22 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:22 UTC" }, { "id": 215, "participant_id": 871, "presenter_name": "Aaron Ackerman", "presenter_bio": "I am a senior site reliability engineer working on container orchestration. I tweet at [@\\_aaronackerman\\_](https://twitter.com/_aaronackerman_) on twitter and I write open source at [@aackerman](https://github.com/aackerman) on github. Always striving to write high quality software.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/aackerman)\n- Twitter: @_aaronackerman_", "session_title": "JavaScript Application Tooling for a Modern Development Experience", "summary": null, "description": "The number of tools for JavaScript projects has exploded since Node.js created a practical solution for running JavaScript outside of a browser window. New tools exist to easily add modularity to a JavaScript front-end application codebase and use a subset of new JavaScript syntax, even in older browsers that companies still have to support today such as IE8.\r\n\r\nIn this session I'll discuss and provide examples of using build tooling to create a modern development workflow for JavaScript heavy applications.\r\n\r\nI'll cover some notable features of [ES6 JavaScript](https://people.mozilla.org/~jorendorff/es6-draft.html). I'll introduce the [Babel](https://babeljs.io/) project. I'll cover integrating [Babel](https://babeljs.io/) with [grunt](http://gruntjs.com/), [gulp](http://gulpjs.com/), [webpack](http://webpack.github.io/docs/), [browserify](http://browserify.org/), and simple [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) scripts. I'll also cover using [Babel](https://babeljs.io/) with source code, [test code](http://jasmine.github.io/), [eslint](http://eslint.org/), and [jshint](http://jshint.com/docs/).\r\n\r\nMost of this talk will be aimed at front-end/browser JavaScript applications, however the information about Babel and ES6 is also applicable in server-side JavaScript projects. It will be impossible to go into any depth about any single tool mentioned above, the intent is to show what is possible right now with prepared, concrete examples.", "room_name": "Proverb-Edison", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 10:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Advanced", "categories": [ "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 27, "created_at": "2015-03-18 23:08:38 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 214, "participant_id": 888, "presenter_name": "Bill Tyler", "presenter_bio": "Accessibility Specialist, Interactive Design Strategy, Optum Technology\r\n\r\nUX/UI/A11y Designer/Developer with 30+ yrs, mostly in healthcare (medical devices, health plans) including 18+ yrs. on web.\r\n", "session_title": "A11y Moneyball - 3 Common Mistakes of Website Accessibility", "summary": null, "description": "Website accessibility is often treated like an mysterious \"*dark art*\", something coders add at the end of the application design cycle. \r\n\r\nIt shouldn't be.\r\n\r\nDeep analysis of the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards reveals **3 common mistakes** that directly impact the ability to deliver an accessible website.\r\n\r\nUsing this analysis Optum Technologies (part of UnitedHealth Group) developed a new approach: **AA11y** \"A-Squared 11 Y\"\r\n\r\nIts benefits are improved accessibility in less time with reduced reliance on specialists (like the presenter).\r\n\r\nWhether it's to open your web app to a broader audience or deal with increasing legal requirements these insights should help improve your project's accessibility.", "room_name": "Gandhi", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 10:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Design" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 9, "created_at": "2015-03-18 15:54:32 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 213, "participant_id": 896, "presenter_name": "Chuck Grothaus", "presenter_bio": "Chuck Grothaus has helped organizations like Gateway, ADC Telecommunications, Medtronic and UnitedHealth Group share their voices with internal and external audiences for 20 years. His expertise is rooted in reporting and writing copy, public relations and strategic corporate communications. Chuck’s communication skills have helped Fortune 500 companies grow awareness and manage reputation with careful analysis and a thoughtful approach. Since 2012, he has successfully crafted and executed communication plans for many industries and organizations of all sizes. ", "session_title": "Your startup is newsworthy (probably). How to generate media attention", "summary": null, "description": "You launched your startup, but trade and business journalists aren't paying attention. Why not? Have you created and nurtured the right relationships? Are you sharing the right messages? Have you offered an exclusive? \r\n\r\nGet the insider tips and strategies you need to effectively tell your startup story to journalists and other key opinion leaders. We will discuss:\r\n\r\n- Developing your communication strategy\r\n- Creating a compelling story for local, regional and national news media\r\n- Obtaining published news coverage\r\n- Communicating with investors/potential investors\r\n- Crafting thought leading content for social media channels", "room_name": "Harriet", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 10:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 42, "created_at": "2015-03-18 03:06:19 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 212, "participant_id": 168, "presenter_name": "Damien Riehl", "presenter_bio": "Damien Riehl is a lawyer and technologist with experience in complex litigation, digital forensics, and software development. A coder since 1985 and for the web since 1995, Damien clerked for the chief judges of state and federal courts, practiced in complex litigation for over a decade, has led teams of cybersecurity and world-spanning digital forensics investigations, and has led teams in legal-software development. \r\n\r\nCo-Chair of the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Connected and Automated Vehicles, he is helping recommend changes to Minnesota statutes, rules, and policies — all related to connected and autonomous vehicles. \r\n\r\nDamien is Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's working group on AI and the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL). \r\n\r\nAt FOLIO, the legal ontology project from the ALEA Institute, Damien helps corporations, their law firms, and legal technology vendors implement legal data standards. For years, Damien led SALI, the legal data standard, where he developed and greatly expanded the taxonomy of over 18,000 legal tags that matter, helping the legal industry's development of Generative AI, analytics, and interoperability. \r\n\r\nAt vLex Group — which includes Fastcase, NextChapter, and Docket Alarm — Damien helps lead the design, development, and expansion of various products, integrating AI-backed technologies (e.g., GPT) to improve legal workflows and to power legal data analytics. \r\n\r\nIn 2019, Damien gave a TEDx Talk about his All the Music project, which to date has computationally composed over 400,000,000,000 (400B) melodies, has written them to disc (fixed in a tangible medium), and has given the public access through Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which provides rights similar to rights to works in the Public Domain. Arguably improving copyright law through legal decisions that appeared to draw upon his TEDx Talk's arguments.\r\n\r\n“This guy [Damien] rocks!” - Elon Musk\r\n\r\nLinkedIn\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\n- Twitter: @damienriehl", "session_title": "Top 10 Tech Law Developments This Year", "summary": null, "description": "What are some of the most important technology law developments over the past year? Notable lawsuits and legislation span areas that include privacy, social media, copyright, patents, trademarks, security, licensing, and cloud computing. A technology litigator will discuss the evolving tech law landscape, as well as trends that will likely continue to affect technologists in the coming year. Attorney Damien Riehl frequently speaks and writes on legal topics that affect businesses, including the legal implications of the Internet and technology.", "room_name": "Tackle", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 16, "created_at": "2015-03-18 01:34:43 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 211, "participant_id": 895, "presenter_name": "Rob Stenzinger", "presenter_bio": "Rob Stenzinger is a UX designer, interactive maker, and instructor. Formerly at Target leading design for their connected products IoT platform and app. Current projects teaching interactive design and making the game [Word Turtle Island](https://interactive-storyteller.com/wordturtleisland) where you use the power of words to rescue books and readers.\r\n\r\n- [Portfolio](https://robstenzinger.github.io/)\r\n- [Blog](https://interactive-storyteller.com/)\r\n- [Linked In](http://www.linkedin.com/in/robstenzinger/)\r\n", "session_title": "UX on a Lab-Style Team", "summary": null, "description": "What makes a *Lab-Style Team*? Join UX Designers, Researchers, and Prototypers [Rob Stenzinger](http://twitter.com/robstenzinger) and [Arthur Beisang](http://twitter.com/abiv) for a talk about life, change, tools, and techniques involved being a member of a Lab-Style team at Target.", "room_name": "Calhoun", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 09:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Arthur Beisang" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 903 ], "attendance_count": 32, "created_at": "2015-03-18 00:10:48 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 209, "participant_id": 7, "presenter_name": "Nick Ciske", "presenter_bio": "**Current**\r\n\r\nCTO at [LuminFire](https://luminfire.com)\r\n\r\n**Past**\r\n\r\nOwner at [Thought Refinery](http://ThoughtRefinery.com/)\r\n\r\n**See Also**\r\n\r\nCo-founder of [StartupsAnonymous](http://StartupsAnonymous.com/) with [Dana Severson](https://twitter.com/danerobert)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/nciske)\n- Twitter: @nciske", "session_title": "Using WordPress to create the MVP for your startup/business/etc.", "summary": null, "description": "WordPress is *everywhere* (powering over 25% of the internet).\r\n\r\nShould it be powering your next MVP/prototype? Maybe.\r\n\r\nI'll briefly cover my experience helping several local businesses get started with WordPress as their application development platform, why you might want to consider using WordPress, then open things up for discussion.\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Learn", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 15:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development", "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Zack Steven", "Zack Steven" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 200, 200 ], "attendance_count": 30, "created_at": "2015-03-17 20:21:47 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 208, "participant_id": 894, "presenter_name": "Bradford Hosack", "presenter_bio": "Brad is an award-winning designer and developer. He is an author, developer, and thrill seeker. He is a Co-Founder of Flipgrid, a PhD student, and on his way to becoming a three time national champion.", "session_title": "Design first development.", "summary": null, "description": "Flipgrid reached 1 million users in its first year. In all the work we do, design comes first. We start our work with a focus on the user experience and work backwards. \r\n\r\nYou'll get a chance to hear from Flipgrid's Co-Founder and Director of Dev Ops on what it takes to break old models, inspire a development team to put design first, and how $17M can be used to bring our product to the world.\r\n\r\nwww.flipgrid.com\r\nwww.vidku.com\r\n", "room_name": "Nokomis", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 11:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Design", "Development", "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Nate Edwards" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 1099 ], "attendance_count": 67, "created_at": "2015-03-17 18:23:09 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 207, "participant_id": 182, "presenter_name": "Jeff Lin", "presenter_bio": "I'm the founder of Pennant and Bust Out. I love ice cream.", "session_title": "Burn that notebook! Password management for the masses", "summary": null, "description": "In this session, you will learn some tools and tricks to help you manage your ever-growing number of passwords. We'll walk through a password management tool such as [1Password](https://agilebits.com/onepassword) and [Dashlane](https://www.dashlane.com) and learn how to generate, store, and share strong passwords. If you follow the steps outlined in this session, you will never write down another password and you will never use your first dog's name or birthdate in your password again.\r\n\r\nYou'll learn how to: \r\n\r\n* Protect your online accounts by converting all your logins to use strong passwords such as **rG%]9uk8f7&nfCb2@reRh8Z&NTp4x**.\r\n* Log in to any web account without actually knowing the username and password.\r\n* Securely share a login with another person. Never email passwords in plain text again.\r\n* Synchronize your encrypted password database through the cloud to multiple devices such as a smartphone or multiple computers.\r\n* Securely store all types of information such as credit cards, bank accounts, social security numbers, addresses, coordinates to buried treasure, etc\r\n* Burn that notebook that has all your passwords.\r\n", "room_name": "Gandhi", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 09:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 15, "created_at": "2015-03-17 14:20:30 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 206, "participant_id": 455, "presenter_name": "Patrick Barrett", "presenter_bio": "Patrick Barrett graduated from the University of Minnesota with an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering. He's currently taking a sabbatical, but was last employed as an embedded engineer that also wrote a suspicious amount of JavaScript and marketing materials. He also finds it slightly odd writing in the third person.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/azdle)\n- Twitter: @zdle", "session_title": "CoAP: The IETF's New Protocol for the Internet of Things", "summary": null, "description": "The Constrained Application Protocol is a new protocol from the IETF that is specifically designed for the Internet of Things. It is designed to use much less data and allow interesting asynchronous communication all while being simple enough to be handled by an 8-bit microcontroller.\r\n\r\nThis talk will be technical deep-dive into the protocol starting with the basics. It might be helpful if you have a cursory understanding of the relationship between IP, UDP, TCP, and HTTP, although I will be giving a 2 minute overview near the beginning of the presentation. By the end I hope that you will have a solid understanding of how the protocol is different from its closest competitors and why (I think) it is the right protocol for the Internet of Things.\r\n\r\nCome see my overly complicated demo where I try to make a WiFi devkit communicate with scripts built into my slides. (And laugh at me when it inevitably fails.)", "room_name": "Nokomis", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 10:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development", "Hardware" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 47, "created_at": "2015-03-16 22:22:51 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 205, "participant_id": 124, "presenter_name": "Kristina Durivage", "presenter_bio": "Kristina Durivage is a software developer by day and a hardware hacker by night. Her portfolio can be found at [portfolio.gelicia.com](http://portfolio.gelicia.com/)\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/gelicia)\n- Twitter: @gelicia", "session_title": "The Tweetskirt: A Javascript Developer's Journey Into Hardware", "summary": null, "description": "This session will be an overview of how to build an article of clothing that displays tweets, along with a system to moderate those tweets. It will cover the Spark Core, a touch of C++, Node/Express and wearable design.", "room_name": "Minnetonka", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development", "Hardware" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 42, "created_at": "2015-03-16 21:37:47 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 204, "participant_id": 100, "presenter_name": "Mike Bollinger", "presenter_bio": "Explorer and entrepreneur. Founder & CEO at [Livefront](http://livefront.com).\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @mikebollinger", "session_title": "What Smart Watches mean for mobile experience design", "summary": null, "description": "Wearable technology is quickly changing how we play and work. As 'wearables' become ubiquitous, creating remarkable mobile experiences will require more than simply releasing an incredible smartphone app. Mike will discuss what wearable tech means for the future of mobile user experience design and how organizations should think about mobile design strategy when building or expanding their digital products.", "room_name": "Gandhi", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Design" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 21, "created_at": "2015-03-16 20:51:26 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 203, "participant_id": 577, "presenter_name": "Jeffrey C. Robbins", "presenter_bio": "Jeff is an attorney and shareholder in the business services practice group at Messerli | Kramer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For 35 years, he has represented entrepreneurs who start and grow technology-based enterprises and angel and venture investors who target those companies. He is a serial entrepreneur himself, having founded two companies in the entertainment ticketing industry. Jeff represents high-growth, high-potential private enterprises and publicly traded companies. In 2011, he founded AngelPolleNation, a networking organization for investors that holds quarterly events in the Twin Cities. He has served as an advisory service member to the Minnesota Angel Network and serves as an advisory board member to Gopher Angels, a Minneapolis-based investor network. Jeff is also a judge for the annual statewide Minnesota Cup business plan competition. He is a board member of Venture Academy, a new Minneapolis charter school focused on developing entrepreneurial leadership skills for its students, and of the Minnesota Jewish Theater Company. Jeff was named in 2011 as one of “200 Minnesotans You Should Know” by Twin Cities Business magazine.", "session_title": "Piranha Pool (TM) II", "summary": null, "description": "Sponsored by **AngelPolleNation**, Piranha Pool (TM) II is Minnesota's own live take on the TV series \"Shark Tank.\" -- and our second year of doing it at MinneBar! A panel of experienced, local tech investors will, on the spot, consider investments in FishFood (TM), aka local entrepreneurs. Confirmed returning Piranhas are well-known local investors Joy Lindsay, Ed Cannon, David Dalvey and Barbara Stinnett. Details on how to apply to participate as FishFood are here: [link](http://www.messerlikramer.com/sites/messerlikramer.com/files/Piranha%20Pool%20II%20Application%20Package.pdf).\r\n\r\n**Joy Lindsay** has been an active member of the Minnesota venture capital community since 1998. She is President and co-founder of StarTec Investments, LLC, a private venture capital firm focused on investing in high-tech companies based in the Midwest.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role at StarTec, Ms. Lindsay is a member of the Sofia Angel Fund, a Minnesota-based womens angel fund focused on making private equity investments in companies founded by or led by women, or whose products and services target women. She is also a member of the Gopher Angels, a group of angel investors who share screening and due diligence and is a founding member of MOJO Minnesota, an innovation co-operative working to fuel entrepreneurship and reignite Minnesotas culture of innovation. Further, she is an advisory board member to Matchstick Ventures (formerly, Confluence Capital Partners).\r\n\r\nMs. Lindsay is a member and past chair of the Minnesota High Tech Association board of directors, is a member of the Advisory Board at the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota, and has served as Secretary and Vice-President of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association. She is a judge for the Minnesota Cup business plan competition and serves on the Planning Committee for the Annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference.\r\n\r\nPrior to founding StarTec, Ms. Lindsay was a Senior Vice President in the Westlaw division of West Publishing (now Thomson Reuters). She has a B.A. in mathematics from Carleton College and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota.\r\n\r\n**Ed Cannon** is CEO of Zivix, a multi-patented fingertip-sensing technology for use in real musical instruments and peripheral devices. Ed spent the first years of his career with the Westinghouse Power Systems group before leaving and co-founding Cannon Technologies in 1987. As CEO of this start-up, he lead the team to sales in excess of $100 Million and 150 employees. Cannon Technologies was one of the first truly smart-grid companies, helping electric utilities better manage demand response, substation automation and smart meters. Cannon Technologies was acquired by Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) and is an integral part of their Energy Automation Solutions group today. Ed holds a BSEE from South Dakota State University and was honored by them as Distinguished Engineer 2007. He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Minnesotas Carlson School of Management.\r\n\r\n**David Dalvey** is a Managing Partner of Brightstone Venture Capital since September 2000, and he has 26 years of venture stage investment experience with 16 years as a venture fund manager and 10 years as a technology investment banker. Also, Mr Dalvey has 34 collective years of corporate board director/advisor experience.\r\n\r\nPreviously, Mr Dalvey has been a general partner at Food Fund Venture Capital II, L.P. from 1992 to 1995 and also held senior investment banking management positions with R.J. Steichen and Company from 1995 to 2000 and Wessels, Arnold & Henderson from 1987 to 1992. During his career, Mr Dalvey completed 40 public common stock offerings and 90 private placements totaling over $1.75 billion in equity growth capital for technology and life science companies. He currently serves as a Director at Mobile Realty Apps, Horizon Oil Field Services, Celcuity and Blue Rock Advisors and has also served Director roles with AppTec Laboratories, Navarre Corp., Definity Health, CHF Solutions, Nature Vision, TestQuest, Agiliti, Digitiliti and ShoreLunch Recipes.\r\n\r\n**Barbara Stinnett** is CEO and Managing Partner of the Timmaron Group, a consulting organization that provides guidance, experience and interim executive support to CEOs, boards of directors, private equity investors and venture capital firms. Barb is the Executive Chair of Canopy Co. Among her many business accomplishments, she served for 22 years as a senior executive with Hewlett Packard, most recently as Worldwide Vice President and General Manager for Marketing, Sales and Service.", "room_name": "Theater", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 11:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 54, "created_at": "2015-03-16 18:01:39 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 21:17:33 UTC" }, { "id": 201, "participant_id": 881, "presenter_name": "Jeff Pesek", "presenter_bio": "Cofounder [@TECHdotMN](http://tech.mn)", "session_title": "The State of Startups", "summary": null, "description": "Let's have a real conversation about the startup culture in Minnesota! \r\n\r\nWho are the makers vs. the takers? \r\n\r\nWhat are our strengths and weaknesses? \r\n\r\nWhere is the action happening? \r\n\r\nWhy are we mediocre? \r\n\r\nHow can we be better? \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n", "room_name": "Minnetonka", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 11:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Startups" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Jeff Pesek", "Mike Bollinger", "Ryan Broshar", "Patrick Meenan" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 97, 100, 704, 703 ], "attendance_count": 62, "created_at": "2015-03-16 16:14:03 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 200, "participant_id": 876, "presenter_name": "Patrick Byrne", "presenter_bio": "I never know what to write in these spaces without sounding either trite or phony. Probably the easiest way to learn about who I am at the moment is by taking a look at [my Twitter profile](https://twitter.com/pbyrne), though [my wife](https://twitter.com/aca902) is arguably funnier, better looking, and smarter than I am and [my 5-month-old son](https://twitter.com/henrydbyrne) is certainly more adorable.\r\n\r\nI write software ([a lot of it publicly visible on GitHub](https://github.com/pbyrne)), mainly because I can't **not**. I work at [Dribbble](https://dribbble.com/), the awesomest social network for designers. I enjoy cooking and reading.", "session_title": "Fear & Failure", "summary": null, "description": "In this talk, I discuss imposter syndrome, fear of failure, and how to combat them; I follow this up with a discussion on ways to cope with (inevitable) failure and benefit from it. Feel free to take a look at [the slides and a rough script](http://cl.ly/272N2W03413O) if you want to know more about the content.\r\n\r\nI've given this talk at a number of meetups around town, and it's always lead to lively and insightful Q&A and audience discussion, which is always my favorite part. ", "room_name": "Theater", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "All levels", "categories": [ "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 57, "created_at": "2015-03-16 13:59:22 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 199, "participant_id": 490, "presenter_name": "Brian Maddy", "presenter_bio": "Brian is a software developer who has been writing code in Minneapolis for the past 15 years. Sometimes for small startups, sometimes for Fortune 50 companies. Currently, he works at [Vidku](http://vidku.com). He has a strong interest in functional programming and started the local [clojure.mn](http://clojure.mn) user group back in 2010. He's been organizing it ever since.", "session_title": "State, Immutability, and Persistent Data Structures", "summary": null, "description": "Have you herd any of these phrases before?\r\n\r\n\"Try it again\"
\r\n\"Try refreshing the page\"
\r\n\"Restart the server\"
\r\n\"Reinstall the program\"
\r\n\"Reboot\"
\r\n\"Reinstall the operating system and then the program\"
\r\n\"Hmm, it must have been a fluke\"
\r\n\r\nWe'll talk about what you've witnessed when you hear these phrases and how immutability and persistent data structures can help. Along the way we'll learn the difference between values and identities, look at what it's like to program with persistent data structures, why we might want to do that, and discuss a little philosophy. We'll use Clojure for some examples (no previous experience necessary), but these concepts apply to any language:\r\n\r\n**JavaScript**\r\n\r\n* https://github.com/facebook/immutable-js\r\n* https://github.com/swannodette/mori\r\n\r\n**Java**\r\n\r\n* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8575723/whats-a-good-persistent-collections-framework-for-use-in-java#8575831\r\n* http://pcollections.org/\r\n\r\n**Python**\r\n\r\n* https://github.com/halgari/clojure-py\r\n\r\n**Haskell**\r\n\r\n* http://hackage.haskell.org/package/unordered-containers\r\n\r\n**C#**\r\n\r\n* http://www.itu.dk/research/c5/\r\n\r\n**Clojure**\r\n\r\n* http://clojure.org/data_structures\r\n\r\n**Scala**\r\n\r\n* http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/collections/concrete-immutable-collection-classes.html\r\n\r\n**Ruby**\r\n\r\n* https://github.com/hamstergem/hamster\r\n", "room_name": "Harriet", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 13:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 36, "created_at": "2015-03-16 06:42:54 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:22 UTC" }, { "id": 198, "participant_id": 749, "presenter_name": "Lloyd Lentz (afka Cledwyn)", "presenter_bio": "[Lloyd](http://littlelloyd.com) is the Director of Advancement I.T. at [Macalester College](http://macalester.edu), organizer of the Google Developer Group in the Twin Cities [http://developers.google.com and http://gdgtc.com], adjunct instructor at the [University of St. Thomas Graduate Programs in Software](http://stthomas.edu/gradsoftware) and general proponent of open web development.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/lloydlentz)\n- Twitter: @littlelloyd", "session_title": "Polymer - Google's library of HTML5 Web Components Making web dev awesome", "summary": null, "description": "Lloyd Cledwyn will present on Polymer. Polymer [http://polymer-project.org] is a toolset that Google is working on to promote and ease the use of webcomponents [http://webcomponents.org]. \r\n\r\n![Polymer](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/436575110950948864/R8YcGKHV.png \"Polymer\")\r\n\r\nWebcomponents are a major improvement that come with HTML5 standards. This talk will discuss the background of webcomponents, give some examples of where they are useful and provide some concrete places for you to get started with WebComponents on your own. Depending on time there are hands on labs that you can experience building a simple app and implementing webcomonents. ", "room_name": "Nokomis", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Design", "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 43, "created_at": "2015-03-16 01:20:41 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 16:28:09 UTC" }, { "id": 197, "participant_id": 12, "presenter_name": "Mark Gritter", "presenter_bio": "Mark Gritter is a Founding Engineer at ThirdLaw, his fifth startup experience, building monitoring and control for AI systems.\r\n\r\nMark formerly worked at Akita Software and Postman on API observailbity; at HashiCorp on the Vault team; co-founded Tintri, an enterprise storage company that IPOed in 2017; and was a day-one employee at Kealia, a video streaming startup acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2004.\r\n\r\nMark's previous Minnebar presentations have covered topics such as correctness of algorithms, combinatorial auctions, scaling a startup, building a file system, and procedural content generation.\r\n\r\n**Links:**\r\n\r\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/mgritter)\r\n- [Mastodon: @markgritter@mathstodon.xyz](https://mathstodon.xyz/@markgritter)\r\n- [Bluesky: @markgritter.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/markgritter.bsky.social)", "session_title": "Never Trust Any Published Algorithm", "summary": null, "description": "Certainly any algorithm that's been peer-reviewed multiple times must not have any obvious errors, right?\r\n\r\nWhat about algorithms by leaders in the field, which come with proofs of correctness, and form the basis for tons of later research? Nothing of that stature could be flawed, could it?\r\n\r\nBut those are purely academic concerns, with no practical impact. It surely couldn't be the case that something as basic as a sorting algorithm, which was implemented multiple times and tested, fails to operate correctly?\r\n\r\nIn fact, I'll show examples of all three of these. Let's have a conversation about the ways in which algorithms fail--- and the ways to increase confidence that your algorithms and designs are correct.\r\n", "room_name": "Discovery", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 09:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Advanced", "categories": [ "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 19, "created_at": "2015-03-15 21:33:23 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 196, "participant_id": 873, "presenter_name": "Paul Lundberg", "presenter_bio": "As Agosto's CTO, Lundberg is responsible for product development vision, intellectual property strategies and leveraging open source and proprietary technologies. Lundberg oversees product development for clients and for commercialization by Agosto. He is a member of the Google Cloud Platform Partner Advisory Board, contributing and gaining visibility into Google’s computing platform roadmap.\r\n\r\nRecent awards for Paul and Agosto include first place in the Google Work in the Future Development Contest, as well as recognition for Agosto's Google Cloud Platform development work.\r\n\r\nPast speaking engagements:\r\n-Devfest 2015: App Developers: Containers are in your Future\r\n-GDC 2014 Keynote: Building Scalable Products on Google Cloud Platform\r\n-Google Developer Group January 2015: Material Design\r\n-GDG Dec 2012: Google Cloud Platform - A Developer's Perspective\r\n-BigCloud Sales Conference Jun 2013: New Possibilities on Google's Cloud Platform\r\n-Going Google Roadshow Oct 2012: GCP - Agosto Solution Demonstrations\r\n", "session_title": "App Developers: Containers are in your Future", "summary": null, "description": "The container hoopla has swept the technology industry in the past year. But, it’s still the early days for containers. Containers are core to what Google does. Google spins up more than two billion containers a week - it knows how to manage containers at scale.\r\n\r\nNow Google is looking to take the lead in this growing market. Google was the first big vendor out with a container product with their announcements at Google Cloud Platform Live in November 2014. Since then, the dust continues to stir.\r\n\r\nCome and learn how containers are helping us to move toward a future of widespread Platform-as-a-Service. This presentation will address the following questions:\r\n\r\n- What are containers?\r\n- Why is this so important to Google’s Cloud Platform strategy?\r\n- Why didn’t this happen earlier?\r\n- How will containers change the way I develop and deploy applications?\r\n- I develop on AppEngine: Aren’t I already developing in containers?\r\n- What are other Platform-as-a-Service platforms doing?\r\n", "room_name": "Brand", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 09:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [], "other_presenter_ids": [], "attendance_count": 31, "created_at": "2015-03-15 19:46:56 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 194, "participant_id": 869, "presenter_name": "Zach Robins", "presenter_bio": "I'm a Securities attorney at Messerli & Kramer and co-founder of MNvest.org, promoting the state's investment crowdfunding law. \r\n\r\nhttp://linkedin.com/in/zjrobins\n\n**Links:**\n\n- Twitter: @zjrobins", "session_title": "MNvest Equity Crowdfunding (how to fund your business online)", "summary": null, "description": "MNvest is a new way to fund Minnesota companies. Currently in front of the legislature, the system would permit equity crowdfunding, or the ability to raise small amounts of capital from many people online. MNvest is intended to provide wider, cheaper, and faster access to seed funding for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. Over the course of this session we will discuss the proposed system and identify opportunities for Issuers, Portals, and Investors. In the meantime, please learn more and sign the petition at MNvest.org.", "room_name": "Zeke Landres", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 14:45:00 -0500", "level_name": "Beginner", "categories": [ "Startups", "Other" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Ryan Schildkraut" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 950 ], "attendance_count": 25, "created_at": "2015-03-15 00:54:24 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 193, "participant_id": 865, "presenter_name": "Douglas Frank", "presenter_bio": "Leads Best Buy's Secure Software Development Practice where white hat hackers test applications and assist developers in creating secure code since 2008.", "session_title": "Securing Web Applications - Using Intercepting Proxies for Fun & Profit", "summary": null, "description": "In the age of web-based applications, ensuring client-server apps are configured securely is of paramount concern. With intercepting proxy tools you can easily understand how a web application works and start manually testing it. They allow its operator to act as a man-in-the-middle between a browser and the target application.\r\n\r\nThis session will briefly discuss when in the Secure Software Development Lifecycle 'dynamic analysis' security tools should be used and primarily teach how intercepting proxies can be used to improve security of these types of applications. The use of the 'Burp Suite Pro' intercepting proxy to identify security problems with web applications will be demonstrated.", "room_name": "Challenge", "panel": false, "projector": false, "starts_at": "2015-04-11 11:15:00 -0500", "level_name": "Intermediate", "categories": [ "Development" ], "other_presenter_names": [ "Daniel Sandau" ], "other_presenter_ids": [ 878 ], "attendance_count": 25, "created_at": "2015-03-14 21:19:50 UTC", "updated_at": "2015-04-10 08:00:21 UTC" }, { "id": 192, "participant_id": 122, "presenter_name": "Colin Lee", "presenter_bio": "Colin is an experienced software engineer specializing in Android development. He worked for Mozilla on the Firefox for Android rewrite. He has worked for many successful companies in the past fifteen years, including Amazon, Flipgrid (acquired by Microsoft), Cray, Pearson VUE, and When I Work. He runs the Twin Cities Kotlin User Group in his spare time. He now works full-time for Meetup and enjoys traveling the world during their generous paid time off.\r\n\r\nHe has been programming since he learned BASIC on the TRS-80 computer in his parents' basement at age six. He has been writing Android apps since soon after the first Android phone launched and has done so professionally since the last space shuttle landed. In that time, he's probably been pitched every silly app idea and been offered a percent stake in the zero dollars most actually earned.\n\n**Links:**\n\n- [GitHub](https://github.com/colintheshots)\n- Twitter: @colinmlee", "session_title": "Go With the Flow: A Reactive State of Mind", "summary": null, "description": "Programmers-- are you sick of passing around state?\r\n\r\nHow much time do you spend maintaining state variables, tracking state variable values across multiple threads and asynchronous callbacks, and painstakingly caring for state variables until you accidentally feed one after midnight and it turns into a gremlin?\r\n\r\nIn many languages, it seems like our job as programmers is becoming more about passing state around than it is about writing business logic. Much of this is due to the added complexity caused by asynchronous callbacks.\r\n\r\n## Reactive to the Rescue\r\n\r\nThere is another option. It is new paradigm called \"reactive programming.\"\r\n\r\nReactive programming treats data variables as flows or streams of events over time. These event streams can be combined, filtered, mapped, and manipulated in many ways.\r\n\r\nReactive programming borrows ideas from functional languages like Haskell and Scala. However, the difficulty of writing programs with reactive extensions is greatly reduced because programs are still allowed to use easy concepts of \"imperative\" languages like variables, looping, and side effects.\r\n\r\nProgramming with streams requires far fewer state variables, offers thread safety benefits, and does not suffer from \"callback hell.\"\r\n\r\n## Who Uses This?\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of lesser-known companies who use reactive extensions. But there are more than a few household names as well.\r\n\r\n
![\"Netflix\"](\"http://reactivex.io/assets/netflix-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
\r\n\r\n![\"Microsoft\"](\"http://reactivex.io/assets/microsoft-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
\r\n\r\n![\"GitHub\"](\"http://reactivex.io/assets/github-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
\r\n\r\n![\"Cat\"](\"http://www.ianfelton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1372.jpg\")
![\"Kunming](\"https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7089/13221712575_747c02d174_n.jpg\")