Recent Articles from Dan Haugen

Zencoder

Tuning In

Zencoder goes after the fast-growing market for video "transcoding."

January 2011

What Business Thinks

What Business Thinks: TMI?

The What Business Thinks survey examines how people who run local businesses are adapting to the changing media landscape.

January 2011

Ovative Group

Bridge to Innovation

Ovative Group plays matchmaker between emerging technology companies and larger firms.

January 2011

Warm Skin

Warm Skin

December 2010

LifeScience Alley Booms

A culture change is behind the growing crowd.

December 2010

Listen and Learn

Listen and Learn

An array of social media monitoring tools have surfaced in the past few years to help businesses sift through streams of information.

December 2010

Cargill Connections

The Biobusiness Alliance of Minnesota has traced the growth of a “family tree” of start-ups that have Cargill connections.

November 2010

Pete Hainey

Call Control

VOIP has overtaken traditional telephony infrastructure, and it's changing the face of call centers.

October 2010

Saving Innovation

Saving Innovation

Minnesota boasts a booming DIY community, but can they fuel more start-ups in the state?

October 2010

Mid-Continent Engineering

The Art of Manufacturing

Mid-Continent Engineering is among a growing number of Minnesota companies that is picking up work that might have previously gone overseas.

October 2010

A Drinking Problem

A Drinking Problem

Brooklyn Center-based Surly Brewing Company fights to meet demand of its popular beers.

September 2010

TenKsolar's photovoltaic panels

Solar PV Manufacturing Comes to Minnesota

Two new start-up companies will be able to take advantage of Xcel Energy's rebate on installing solar panels made in Minnesota.

September 2010

Negotiating Software Costs

Negotiating Software Costs

Software vendors are experimenting with new pricing models—in many cases it involves making less money upfront and more from long-term maintenance costs.

September 2010

How Good is the Metro’s Business Climate?

The Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce's "MSP Business Vitality Index" compares the Twin Cities to seven similar metro areas across the country.

August 2010

Monkey Island

Around the Digital Campfire

Monkey Island is creating a community through its "coworking" center, as well as its portfolio of Internet applications.

August 2010

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