The second Project Skyway cycle is past the halfway mark and we are quickly closing in on Demo Day which is on May 30th. I hope you enjoy this visually appealing post on what we have done thus far.
We have been super busy these past months and we would like to give you an update on what we have been up to Pinterest style! (Don’t worry, we aren’t going to do an Instagram themed blog post any time soon.)
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Thank You
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Cem Erdem: We would like to say thank you, for all of the support from our Captains, Partners, and the MN Tech Community.
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Pow Wows
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Casey Allen: Wednesday morning Pow Wows are being used for goal setting. One on one breakout sessions with each team finish up the day.
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Family Supper
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Project Skyway: Every Thursday night we take off the business hat and enjoy each others company. We often invite successful entrepreneurs to tell us their story, the highs and the lows.
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Captains
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Project Skyway: Thank you to the Project Skyway Capatins that have come in during the first part of the cycle. Those captains include Matthew Shilts, Thomas Knoll, Joseph Rueter, Aaron Kardell, Brad Sorock, Kim Albee, Scott Burns, Spenser Segal, Chad Eckes, Jon Coudron, Ben Edwards, Kevin Spreng, Chris Carlson, Chris Heim, Patrick Donohue, and Phil Pogge. You take this program to the next level!
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Speakers
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Project Skyway: Thank you to all of our speakers! The following professionals have come in and spoke about their respected fields: Jeff Sauer, SEO and Internet Marketing, Danita Bye, Sales Specialist, Aaron Keller, Design and Brand Identity, and Martha McCarthy and Emily Pritchard, Social Media.
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New Mavericks
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Devin Bezdicek: Market- ing student from St. Cloud State University.
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Jenna Breen: Entrepre- neurship major from the University of St. Thomas
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Austin Nash: Entrepre- neurship student from the University of St. Thomas
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Welcome
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CoCo: Welcome to your new home Skywalkers. We keep the coffee hot and the collaboration flowing!
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In the Media
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Tech.MN: Project Skyway Announces 2nd Cycle
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Kare 11: Tech Startups flourish in the Twin Cities.
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Venture Beat: An alternative to incubators: the co-working space.
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EO Rally
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Project Skyway: The EO Entrepreneurs Rally, held on March 13th, was an awesome event for the Skywalkers to network with some of the Twin Cities’ most successful people.
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MinneBar
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Project Skyway: Mark Brown, Peter Kostka, and Jolina Li attended MinneBar 7 which was held on April 7th at the Best Buy Headquarters. The three CEOs gained knowledge on everything from recruitment to design to raising capital in Minnesota.
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Startup Weekend
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Project Skyway: Startup Weekend Twin Cities 3 was held on February 10th – 12th. Project Skyway’s very own Casey Allen was one of the judges.
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Partners
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Project Skyway: Thank you to all of our partners! Check out the list on our new partners page. Some really cool web services are listed there that make life a little easier for a startup.
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Update
- HypeSpark is gearning up for their 2nd beta city launch here in Minneapolis.
- They gained a couple of key accounts and are excited to start offering deals to the Twin Cities market by mid May.
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Peter Kostka: We would like to continue to add great accounts to our beta and we would appreciate any connections with local small/mid- sized businesses.
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Andre Gagnon: We are also looking to get in touch with any local advertising agencies that specialize in social media. @HypeSpark
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Update
- QuadROI closed a seed funding round in February.
- Josh Headlee, CEO of Accelerated Innovations, was brought on the team to provide devlopment services.
- The team has finished the back end database achitecture and is starting on the UI.
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Mark Brown: We are looking for any referrals to active investors that are focused on clean tech or B2B SaaS. Finally we are looking to build relationships with bright people passionate about clean energy that might be interested in joining an early stage company, espcially if they have the technical skill sets to wear the CTO hat. @QuadROI
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Update
- YumZing is finishing the website and iPhone app simultaneously.
- Product designs are finished and we will be looking to launch our beta at the end of May.
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Jolina Li: If anyone knows any restaurant owners in the area, please let us know and we will contact them. @YumZing
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Update
- Political harmony has finished the design process and has begun development.
- They have begun surveying students on hot political issues so they can better populate their interactive web app.
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Kyle Welliver: We would really like to be connected with Minnesota politicians or their campaing managers to discuss our product.
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Tyler Kent: We are also looking to speak with passionate political science professionals that might be able to help advise us as we continue development. @PoliticalH
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