On Sheryl Sandberg and the Importance of Integrators
Sheryl Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008, when Facebook was very small. She was instrumental in its meteoric growth into the […]
Great North Ventures News
Oct.-Nov.: Singularity University, Exponential Tech, and the State of Innovation
Exponential Tech with SingularityU Minneapolis-St. Paul Great North Labs Managing Partner Ryan Weber is now co-ambassador for Singularity University’s chapter here in the Twin Cities! SingularityU Minneapolis-St.Paul is
Announcement: SingularityU Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter and Great North Labs present Intro to Exponential Technology & Leadership in Fargo
SingularityU Minneapolis-St. Paul to explore and foster the use of Exponential Technologies for Good with local Fargo-area businesses, innovators and
September: Great North Labs Startup Ecosystem Kickoff Recap, Twin Cities Startup Week
Great North Labs Startup Ecosystem Kickoff “It doesn’t take a lot of capital with early-stage tech companies to make a
August: Great North Labs Startup Ecosystem Kickoff, ZAPinfo, and the necessity of advice and capital availability
Great North Labs’s August Update Fostering Midwest success means making guidance and capital available for tech startups Great North Labs
July: Pitchly, ForwardFest, and Where to Invest in the Midwest
Great North Labs’s July Update Where to Invest in the Midwest At Great North Labs we are constantly making
Where to Invest in the Midwest: Venture Across Asset Classes
More than 8,000 venture-backed companies received a combined $85 billion in funding in 2017, representing the highest annual total since
Digital Transformation Summit, July 25th in Minneapolis
This invite-only event has some impressive speakers lined up, and should be excellent for networking with local execs. Great North
June: Silicon Lakes, FactoryFix, and the Digital Transformation Summit
Welcome to Silicon Lakes! The legacy of cornfields and flyover states taints the national perception of the modern Midwest. It’s
Putting the “Silicon” in Silicon Lakes
By Pradip Madan, Ryan Weber, and Rob Weber In the US, several tech ecosystems have become centers of