May: Team Genius, IoT, and the Future of Everything
The Industrial Internet is the future- and it’s being built now. IoT and Analytics are transforming industry, and who know industry like the upper Midwest? Add to the decades of institutional experience a community of educated tech adopters, then just add water (liquid capital) and stir. BAM! Forget Silicon Valley, this is Silicon Lakes. Read […]
Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare Today Some of the smartest minds work in healthcare, life sciences and biopharma. Yet the healthcare sector struggles to bring innovation into its ecosystem. The pace of innovation adoption has been much greater in other sectors, including in communication (Facebook, Skype), learning (Google, YouTube, Coursera), shopping (Amazon), personal finance (PayPal), and entertainment (Netflix). This […]
March: Exponential Tech, the “Goldilocks Zone”, and Minnebar 13
Exponential Technology Intel co-founder Gordon Moore famously predicted that computing power would grow exponentially by doubling every two years (“Moore’s Law”). The implications of such rapidly improving computing power are now evident all around us, but back when Gordon predicted such growth it was hard to imagine a future with such incredible computing power. In […]
February: Team Expansion, Dispatch, and Startup School Events
We’ve been busy! Since our December newsletter, we have several new investments that are closed or near closing, 20 new people (5 staff and 15 advisors) that have joined our team, and a new bootcamp on Exponential Technology & Leadership. This newsletter provides further details on each of these topics and more! New […]
Great North Labs Newsletter – December 2017
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you and your families. We are excited to report that we are now ready to begin making investments out of our fund into regional high growth startups! We will share updates on our new portfolio companies in future newsletters. Upcoming Startup School Events -Lean Startup Bootcamp -Date: Monday […]
Great North Labs Newsletter
October 2017 Thanks for being a friend of Great North Labs. We are excited to share an update with you regarding our new Venture Fund and affiliated Startup School. Thank you for your interest! October marks just our 5th month of existence. Our top priority the past two months has been raising capital for our fund. We’ve also […]
Great North Labs Featured in St Cloud Times
You can read the full article on St Cloud Times, here. Tech leader launches St. Cloud Incubator Sue Halena Tech incubator starts in St. Cloud Great North Labs wants to grow talent and business start-ups. Wochit The cofounder of a St. Cloud-area technology business aims to pass along his experience and boost Central Minnesota’s economy with […]
Great North Labs – Featured on BizJournals.com
Read the full article here. Katharine GraysonMay 22, 2017, 1:10pm CDT NativeX co-founder starts tech incubator Great North Labs Ryan Weber, who co-founded and later sold tech company NativeX, is launching an incubator that will mentor aspiring entrepreneurs and train college students. Called Great North Labs, the St. Cloud-based incubator aims to churn out promising […]