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Minnestar exists to build, nurture and engage those interested in technology in Minnesota through meaningful connection.

Wondering what Minnedemo is all about? Ashley Sarne joined us last year and documented her experience from start to finish — from the people, food and energy to the demos themselves. Take a peek, then come see it for yourself this Thursday at the Ordway! 🎉

👋 Meet Scott Bromander, presenting SnekLab at #Minnedemo on Oct 1! 🎮 Scott has spent years hearing people say, “I have a game idea!” SnekLab is built to help them actually make it. Turn an idea into a playable prototype, then build out the world with visuals, characters, audio, 3D assets + more.

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👋 Meet Koy Payne, presenting WhereHowSpace at #Minnedemo on Oct 1! 📦 One of the most important questions in warehousing sounds simple: Will it fit? WhereHowSpace uses inventory data, operating rules + real building constraints to generate storage capacity and feasible warehouse layouts in minutes.

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👋 Meet Sage Faraday, presenting a Sovereign Software Factory at #Minnedemo on Oct 1! 🤖 What does a software team look like when some of the engineers are AI agents? Drawing on a military intelligence, Sage will show a “software factory” in action — using agents to plan, build + review real work.

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👋 Meet Chris Minoko, presenting Haflad at #Minnedemo! 🎫 Selling tickets is only one part of running an event. Vendors, booth payments, check-in, texts, emails + spreadsheets quickly become the rest. Haflad brings all of those pieces together in one platform — and it’s already powering real events.

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👋 Meet Charlie Murray, presenting Watt Window at #Minnedemo on Oct 1! ⚡ What does it actually cost to keep a factory running? Watt Window turns millions of industrial data points into insights matter, helping surface opportunities to save energy and spot problems before they become outages.

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👋 Meet Lori Ryan + Arun Batchu, presenting Gutchx at #Minnedemo on Oct 1! 🐟 Six months ago, Lori couldn’t connect an API. Then Arun introduced her to Claude Code + GitHub — and now she’s built Gutchx, a trust-verification tool inspired by a dating scam.

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👋 Meet Sean Hobin, presenting BeastBox at #Minnedemo on Oct 1! 🥁 Beatbox into a mic, and real drums come out. BeastBox turns your voice into a playable drum kit using a neural network trained on beatboxing — with audio engineering tuned to make it happen in under 20 milliseconds.

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🥁 Drumroll, please... the Minnedemo42 lineup is: 🎙️ Sean Hobin, BeastBox 🐟 Lori Ryan + Arun Batchu, Gutchx 💡 Charlie Murray, Watt Window 🎫 Chris Minoko, Haflad 🤖 Sage Faraday, Rosenblatt 📦 Koy Payne, WhereHowSpace 🎮 Scott Bromander, SnekLab Learn more + come see them live Oct 1: lnkd.in/gZm7HEpK

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Minnehour was magical! ☀️ Familiar faces, new friends, and everyone genuinely excited to connect, learn, and share! A huge thanks to our friends at Improving for opening their doors to us - and to everyone who showed up and made the night what it was! Next up: Minnedemo42 on Oct 1 🎉

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🎟️ The first round of Minnedemo42 tickets are officially SOLD OUT! Missed this round? Ticket Release #2 drops Sep 8 at 9am. Don’t want to wait until October to hang with the #mntech community? Join us TOMORROW! ☀️ Minnehour: End-of-Summer Social Sep 1, 4-7pm @ Improving luma.com/axsgy3q6

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🚨 LAST CALL: Minnedemo42 applications are due TONIGHT! Building cool MN-made tech? This is your sign to submit it. ⏰ Applications close Sun, Aug 23 at 11:59pm CT 👉 Apply: minnestar.org/minnedemo-ap... Know someone who should be on the Minnedemo stage? Give them one last nudge! 👇

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We couldn’t let summer slip away without one more chance to connect! ☀️ Minnehour: End-of-Summer Social 📅 Tue, Sep 1 ⏰ 4–7pm 📍 Improving Minneapolis No agenda. Just great people and good conversation. Come when you can and help us send off summer Minnestar-style! 👉 RSVP: luma.com/axsgy3q6

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It’s been a busy summer, and we’ve got lots happening this fall — Minnedemo42 on Oct. 1, the launch of the Minnestar Talent Network, a coworking day in…

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Applying for Minnedemo is simple: 1️⃣ Tell us about you/your team 2️⃣ Brag about what you built 3️⃣ Break down your tech stack 4️⃣ Record a quick video (unedited, under 5 minutes) 5️⃣ Click submit! That’s it. If you have MN-made tech, take ~20 minutes to apply by Sun, Aug 23! minnestar.org/minnedemo-apply/

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Want to demo your tech for an audience like this? 👀 Minnedemo42 applications are open, and due this Sunday, Aug. 23! Seven minutes. No slides. Just working tech on stage in front the most curious, supportive community around. 🛠️ Apply by Aug. 23: minnestar.org/minnedemo-apply

Building cool tech? We want to see it on stage! Minnedemo42 is Oct 1 and we're looking for technical, creative, unexpected, useful, ambitious, or just fun MN-made tech! 📥 Apply by Sun, Aug 23: minnestar.org/minnedemo-apply Know someone building something Minnedemo-worthy? Tag 'em 👇

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We've been quietly testing the Minnestar Talent Network (powered by Invisible Network) with a small group of job seekers + employers. Now it's your turn! 👉 Join the beta: minnestar.invisiblenetwork.com We're actively welcoming job seekers + employers and would love to have you join us!

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🎉 Minnedemo is back Thursday, October 1! Save the date for an evening of live demos, meaningful connections, and celebrating Minnesota-made tech. 🛠️ Have something you’re building? Presenter applications are now open through August 23 at minnestar.org/minnedemo/ 🎟️ Free tickets drop Aug 25 at 2PM.

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