Did you know LaunchMN MN DEED funding is up for renewal this year? If you’d like to see funding continued, contact your reps from the MN Senate Jobs Committee >> bit.ly/LaunchMinnesota minnestar Clarence Bethea @MrPhantastic4 @kristen_womack Liz Giorgi @minneapplejac

Let's continue to advocate the MN Senate Jobs Committee to support critical funding for entrepreneurial innovation via LaunchMN. This program has done so much in its first 2 yrs and we very much need more of it!

Native & Indigenous nations lived, governed, and thrived here before their land was stolen and they were murdered in a mass genocide, you ignorant white supremacist.

In the wake of Covid, commercial real estate (CRE) is experiencing a greater degree of uncertainty & change than just about any time in American history. We are super excited to lead Coverlease’s funding round & to be joined by our familiar partners Rise of the Rest.

Huge congrats to my colleague mike on his promotion to Venture Partner in our Great North Ventures fund! From the value he brings to our investment committee, to his expertise on legal & tax matters, we are incredibly lucky he is a part of our team. greatnorthlabs.com/mike-schulte-p…

I’m moving and had to separate the essential biz books from the rest. 2 sit on my desk. Dan Olsen’s “Lean Product Playbook” and whatever I’m currently reading. It’s currently #10 AND #19 on Amazon under “Product Management”… I had no idea but I am not surprised. Check it out.

.Justin Kaufenberg is the inaugural guest on Great North Ventures 's new podcast. Tune in to hear actionable advice on how to execute well. Thanks for having us Rob Weber and Josef Siebert!

What if there was a political roadmap that didn’t rely on energizing a partisan base through outrage but focused, you know, on improving people’s lives?

Part 1/4: Outstate MN Innovation- NW-MN/Fargo is heating up! tech.mn shares a fresh look & it's a head turner! Emerging Prairie @johnmachacek @GregfromFargo @BushelPowered Grand Farm @gBETAStartups Nick Tietz #ExecutionIsKing #PCS2021 tech.mn/news/2021/09/1…

Startups on the Range? You better believe it. “It is a beautiful place—and modern technology allows us to do business and develop our business from anywhere in the world.” tech.mn/news/2021/11/0… #ruralinnovation #startupecosystem

Old economy: give a man a fish vs teach a man to fish New economy:give everyone the means to learn fishing on demand, virtually, and asynchronously, flexible capital to invest in fishing rods, and communities of other fishers to learn from

Great to see the northeast’s tech and innovation leadership. We were happy to get this piece out there to shine the spotlight on these innovators. #tech #ecosystem

The final in our series on #innovation in #greaterMN with tech.mn Alexander Skjong, featuring Al Berning, Wes Wierson LEAHLabsInc, Amanda Leightner Collider_mn + Rochester Rising , Stacy Nimmo @RedWingIgnite , Derrick Fountain, and Pamela York. tech.mn/news/2021/12/1…

"It's a good idea to build a services company and transition it into a product company, but in practice it's really difficult to wake up and not just spend 100% of your hours on the software product and on the the long term company and the long term vision." Justin Kaufenberg

TOMORROW - looking fwd to tuning in to hear my friends Dr. Paul Campbell and @chrisbbrooks Brown Venture Group, LLC lead this important installment of the Demystifying Venture Capital series brought to you by the MN Investors Network + Forge North. Register here: crowdcast.io/e/demystifying…

Big news in Minnesota today! Congrats Alfonso N. Cornish II on the announcement of the $50M MSP Equity Fund w/ Allianz Xcel Energy Allina Health GREATER MSP gener8tor to invest in funds & startups led by people of color. Bravo + thank you for your leadership! 👏 startribune.com/allianz-xcel-a…

Congratulations to Andrew Leone + team Dispatch It on a $50M Series C! 2x in size + 175% rev growth in past two years! Funds will go to adding 50 markets and platform growth. PeakSpan Capital, Great North Ventures , Revolution, and Trinity Investors bizjournals.com/twincities/inn…

This report is devastating and important. We have a responsibility here in Minnesota – and across the country – to understand the impact the boarding schools had on our families and to take action. nytimes.com/2022/05/11/us/…

Fund II is up and running! Founders- check out the link if you're looking for funding. #earlystage #VentureCapital

“This acquisition represents the largest restoration of land to our Reservation…[it] rights a historic wrong and returns lush forests to the Band to foster and protect in homage to our ancestors and as an inheritance to our future generations” #landback conservationfund.org/impact/press-r…