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Minnestar exists to build, nurture and engage those interested in technology in Minnesota through meaningful connection.
Need a change of scenery (and some good company)? Join us for free coworking at Life Time Work downtown Minneapolis on Thursday, August 14 from 8 AM–5 PM.
Get some work done, meet fellow technologists, or just hang on the patio and soak up summer. RSVP: lu.ma/3fsgqkq2
Building cool tech in Minnesota? Let’s get it on stage.
Applications are open for Minnedemo41, happening Oct 9 at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts! All builders welcome — solo devs, teams, students, founders, side projects.
Apply by Aug 17 → minnestar.org/apply-to-present-at-minnedemo41
Huge thanks to returning Gigabyte sponsor Full Stack Saint Paul for supporting this event and championing tech + innovation in St. Paul!
📅 Mark your calendars — and keep an eye out for other great events happening that week as part of Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW)!
🛠️ Apply to demo by Aug 17 → minnestar.org/apply-to-present-at-minnedemo41
🎟️ Tickets drop Sept 4: sign up to get notified → minnestar.org/news/newsletter
Big news: Minnedemo is headed back to the Ordway! 🎉
Join us Oct 9 in downtown St. Paul for live demos, cool tech, and real community connection.
Links 👇
Apply to demo: minnestar.org/apply-to-present-at-minnedemo41/
Get notified when tickets are live: minnestar.org/news/newsletter/
Mark your calendars: Minnedemo41 is October 9, 2025!
🏢 Venue reveal: July 24
📥 Applications due: August 17
🎟️ Tickets drop: September 4
Expect live tech demos, big energy, and one unforgettable night with the MN tech community. Save the date — you won’t want to miss it.
👇 Links in thread
We’re still feeling the magic of #Minnebar19 — and now you can relive the energy, the people, and the moments that made it so special
📸 Check out the photo gallery: photos.app.goo.gl/m2UR2DbR85KR...
Huge thanks to Jeff Newcomer for beautifully capturing the day!
Minnestar board taking pictures in stage after the opening session keynote.
Thank you @minnestar.org for another great event! #Minnebar19
04.05.2025 01:02 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0@minnestar.org Minnebar19 was a lot of fun again this year. Sessions I went to:
- how creative technologists will win
- gamedev micro talks
- do LLMs reason?
- disruptive thinking
- the fall of software moats
- 11 marketing mistakes
Saw a lot of familiar faces and met a bunch of new ones!
Creativity requires inspiration. ...And there is no better place to get it than play.
Key ingredients? Joy, Whimsy, New People, and the Element of Surprise.
"Start playing around and get to work!"
Quote from @ampt.bsky.social here at @minnestar.org #minnebar!
@minnestar.org’s 19th #Minnebar is tomorrow! Can’t wait to hang with #MNTech and see what y’all are working on.
sessions.minnestar.org/schedule
🚨 POAPs are back for #Minnebar19 — and they’re cooler than ever.
Longtime Community Supporter (and sponsor!) @jamie.thingelstad.com created a custom token featuring a sneak peek of this year’s t-shirt 👀
➡️ More on Jamie’s blog: www.thingelstad.com/2025/04/28/m...
Full rooms? Love ’em. Too full? Not so much.
Star your fave Minnebar19 sessions to help us assign the right rooms before the final schedule drops Friday.
We'll still see floor-sitting, wall-leaning & hallway-spilling, but that’s part of the Minnebar magic!
Plan your day:: sessions.minnestar.org
Who is getting excited about Minnebar this weekend? So many great sessions, it's hard to choose which to attend! sessions.minnestar.org
@minnestar.org
🎟️ Tickets are sold out, but you can still:
🙋♀️ Volunteer: signup.com/go/kdVvojj
💛 Become a Community Supporter: minnebar19.eventbrite.com
🤞 Join the waitlist: minnebar19.eventbrite.com
🎉 The Minnebar19 schedule is LIVE!
Take a look at the lineup of 160+ community-led sessions and star the ones you’re most excited about! Your votes help us make room for everyone... knowing floor-sitting and hallway-spilling are part of the Minnebar magic. ✨
🗓️ Check it out: sessions.minnestar.org
Welp, that's not good -- working on it now! Thanks for pinging us.
29.04.2025 00:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last call for Minnebar19 volunteers!
Tickets are sold out — but you can still get in by volunteering.
Help out, meet awesome people, and attend the full event — or try your luck on the waitlist.
🤝 Volunteer: signup.com/go/kdVvojj
🎟️ Waitlist: minnebar19.eventbrite.com
Learn more about AnnMarie at: www.annmarie-thomas.com
28.04.2025 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today, AnnMarie leads Listo Idea Co., LLC, where she consults on projects ranging from workshop design to ocean focused VR/AR. She’s also an enthusiastic amateur in a wide range of hobbies — including trapeze and magic.
28.04.2025 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0From Squishy Circuits (playdough that lights up!) to OK Go Sandbox (music videos as STEAM playgrounds), to founding the Playful Learning Lab (at the University of St. Thomas), AnnMarie's work reminds us: when we make space for play, we make space for possibility.
28.04.2025 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Meet our Minnebar19 Session 0 speaker: Dr. AnnMarie Thomas!
AnnMarie is an engineer. An artist. An educator. A maker. A lifelong learner — and she’s kicking off Minnebar19 with a session all about play, curiosity, and creativity
Don't have a ticket? Join the waitlist: minnebar19.eventbrite.com
Tonight’s the night — the Sessionizer is about to work its magic, so this is your last chance to shape the Minnebar19 schedule!
With a record 165 sessions, your votes help us build a day that’s community-powered, curiosity-fueled & totally you!
Let's do this: sessions.minnestar.org/events/45/se...
You’ll find them tabling over lunch — stop by to say hi, discover new opportunities, and get plugged in.
Many are also leading sessions! Be sure to vote for the ones you want to see on the schedule: sessions.minnestar.org/home
Meet the full lineup: minnestar.org/meet-our-min...
Applied AI
BIT Twin Cities
City of Bloomington
Communiful
createMPLS
Elevate Hennepin
Groove Capital
Hack the Gap
HandsOn Twin Cities
Innovate MN
Minnesota Technology Network
Forge North
Open Source North
Penguins Unbound
Smart North
Technologists for the Public Good
The Diamond Resilience
Wild AI
Our community is showing up for #Minnebar19!
Say hello to 18 incredible partners who are joining to share what they’re all about and help you get connected. From AI and startups to youth STEM, open source, creative tech, and career growth — these orgs are shaping what’s next in #MNtech 👇
Sunday, April 27
• Where is AI in 2025 and Where is it Going?
Friday, April 25
• MSP Equity Accelerator Applications Due – The MSP Equity Fund
• SMBMSP: Social Media Case Studies w/ Social Media Breakfast at Improving
• Silicon Prairie Ask Me Anything! – Virtual
• Opening Reception: She and Earth at Minneapolis Club
Thursday, April 24
• Scrappy & Smart: Early Stage PR & Marketing Tactics w/ Bread and Butter Ventures
• Small Business Productivity with AI with Dharti Chennavajula by @medaminnesota
• MN Bytes and Brews – Rail Werks Brewing Depot
