Minnesota Tech Central
A quick intro… I get a lot of inquiries from tech professionals near and far looking for information on the Minnesota and St Paul tech scene. To be more specific:
- local Junior Developers are wanting to know how to break into the local tech scene
- A lot of Senior Developers have had their head down for a long time and unaware of Minnedemo, Twin Cities Startup Week or meetups
- An increasing number of inquiries from Bay Area, Austin, Chicago and New York City tech pros seeking info on the area
This is my attempt at having a “getting started” or “orientation” to our tech scene.
I likely will be missing some topics that should be here. If you want to see something added… send me a note.
Upcoming Minneapolis and St Paul Tech Events:
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July 17-18: Enterprise Rising
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July 18: Minnedemo
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Aug 6-7: Devopsdays Minneapolis
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August 7-9: Midwest JS
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October 9-12: Blacks in Technology Conference
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October 9-16: Twin Cities Startup Week
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October 14: Minnesota Cup
Tech Calendars (where to find user groups, meetups and events):
Popular Meetups and User Groups (not a complete list)
Podcasts:
- MSP On Deck (taking a break)
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more coming
Tech and Business News:
Twitter Start Kit (suggestions of who to follow):
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Minnesota Tech (people, companies and groups)
Job Boards:
- Minnesota Tech, IT, Data, Design and UX Job Boards (10+ listed)
Entrepreneur groups, accelerators, groups promoting the region:
coming soon
Coworking spaces:
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Fueled Collective (I am a member)
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WeWork (I am a member)
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more coming
Coding Bootcamps and IT Training:
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Prime Digital Academy (Full Stack and UX)
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University of Minnesota (Full Stack, Data Analytics and CyberSecurity)
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Software Guild (Full Stack)
- Creating IT Futures
Additional Resources:
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DocuMNtary – a history and look into the future of the Minnesota tech scene
- more coming
What am I missing???
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