State of the State

Jan
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January 16, 2025
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
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Startup. Technology. Innovation. Three pillars that consistently show the best of what Minnesota entrepreneurship has to offer. BETA State of Founders will showcase these areas through discussions with the people directly involved in each: founders, champions of Minnesota innovation, and cutting-edge technologists.
Join BETA and the Minnesota startup and tech community for a look back at how the ecosystem fared in 2024 and what the new year has in store.


Agenda
4:45 to 5:00 PM – Doors Open / Registration

5:00 to 5:30 PM – Social Time

5:40 to 7:10 PM – State of the Ecosystem

7:10 to 7:20 PM – Break

7:20 to 7:50 PM – Founder Spotlight

7:50 to 8:10 PM – Founders Engagement Segment

8:10 to 8:30 PM – Social Hour


Host: Y. Elaine Rasmussen [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3mVW1LX7CM5qqJFPN1hycNg76TQFW3xcB1N91TfcxW4Lr8Dv8vJ93ZW5lst__1N4LWtW6Hkcfw821mHJW2-7tyM3-bbhdW2W2jlk5c7TzXW2DGRlr4cCTQHW2r5Fks5NF5fxW6pVQsm6qSZwxW36RVCF37zztRW1sRRRy88ygsfW124cRC4QqvdDVBYgrf6D4QQzW7YxGGP4bQBmdW1nspxf2B-xXZW72qFrQ8H54dzW1GqKlN6J0cPTV-Jn085st9s2W86pHJw3lTcxzN8vcMZPDPgDzW5d-9b-2ylXK1W6Jb2Pg5yb5JMW2zPyy73WMBtnW17w08v8yNXRzf3zTL2804]
State of BETA: Cihan Behlivan [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3pXW1mqZxT6lsxH1W7gP0rx3s6FFmW7h_lBM7CGzQ_W2TXFB37GH4dWW2zHcZQ90vFPjW9fkrpc5PmlDZW6_7qFQ6tSPY4W4c96YX21_gwwW35pXrY7qwM_7W8DkSYS1JdRmXVTpZFt56fGndVhDK0F7Sk9dMVR_crB7tkb8jW3gRXYv2wg3nWW8bM6L38YKJMtVyhXv68RkptVW8Sjhwl4q87DzW6jLrqL7JDW8HW5jsmrp62YSdvN55FJZsCZ8ZcW8h890Z6YYx6dW4DmhHw4cjY7bW2ZJY_y8VQYyWW7qk-lq8TPYHKf4KwybM04] and Michael Arulfo, CPM, CLP, CSPO [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3nKW3mLk3m8DTjlLW6wg-Kp78ccqDW7Kwp8W1w1MfjVmN-nx5nJsCSW4K_6nf1j6tbwW2Q990f3d-rHTN6hx9KmPVJFJW3jBtJJ5qbsnfW2YjHkB5XPPv3W82mh9P5SBJc1W30_ZN68jmpmgW3YDWnX2LVGQrVdcrYh5K5CWNW8_9lv31qx53tW1LFH4L1S6MzRW1rQDVx6jzpCfW9jxJ_22Q1CfsW4t6p7L5CRrqbW8fRxg56fvTs1V6Ff9J4cxBfjW2w-7v76YNgV4W4lSwtz6Y0cFQW7SGFvm5_ZkmlW9csBXh3jvv8bW8FTpsw9bRFWPVHcMzT2gJqfsf1Kq0sC04]
State of the State: Rob Cimperman [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3llW4S5cfp14vvfJW8WjMqV90Y4RsW3mPhkq842SxCW1DXdPV8SFxJHN39D5tK5xpGGW8PVjjF4r5PHlW95Y5r677KsJkN1BQKHrlMtQRN2fgqJys5PVGW8JQxKl6k6w8FW48b7k28P_Hn4W14_S-k4CnGRFW25n5864LXgctW6V79x171B6TgW11TZ9V8BbRhdW56WjqL2TyjvHW4QRRb01QrHyMN5pJtld55n6hN5jsH31LPgD_W2pYNZg40yP8xVJjSZ71qhCB7W7FcfYc5PkV-vW6zr4nW2DrCxDW4sNBvG2vBLcCVCZL7n2m-0vyW6dHwFm3sDyvrdJ1cR404]
State of Cities (City of Shakopee): John Moore [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3lKW2vcffc471-jdW1wLv5339VLyfW21g22V1xW3WsW7632DT475KctW1FfRQ071cGMgW4hstfn2zbPnxW7j1tY359Mw7TN3HmpH0qCcqlW1K4Qst1d8ZfRW2GtGK34t3TTGW4zNhT35JmPDqW5wwR9w1R9sdZW5PV0T-2z5T3ZVSysdx36TlvGN4lQ3s1g05fcW7yLwDF2ShZnKW5clTLc5F16THW6fHGVF2FpTk5W689pdx97wH6-W1pqsZd926CkpW6n5MDN6sCkSBW4BlXYd7jRlj7W2Q3Z0w973TqNW36-vL58dHcjfW2SDbpS1LRPlpW9gZRTh2Pk3LZdtbFhg04]
State of Investing: Stephanie Rich [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieprich?miniProfileUrn=urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAABOHDoBID-feYNXeKkjHt0mKbKZziu-dsY&lipi=urn:li:page:d_flagship3_search_srp_all;pY1oiP1HRIuftruzDPZvdg==]
State of the Ecosystem: Ben Ihde [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3nsW8tvHSl6BB1wdW8C1qCB3TxhXCN576GpcMLhMQW5ZD3x39c1lrMW7Vlv-51npKmPN6cn7FnKfZQrVqH4kF20zL3KW6w4ysX1wKkVMVrGW_88fBWqXVFbJYz7dJH33W911rN62pTkjdW8y8V8v7NJZ3SV9dryY39G0G_W7GCVzS5_6qpDVS0Ms148p3s4W3y8H2y7WV64wW8NmHG179G8ZrW1Tkv9M4Ll2zlN1rjX0G61XzkW5C1WPF7VvDJXW5_GhV28tSjJ7W8kYt_K2Q17DfV_nM8L1-lD6CVnGkTF8H2Mlpf9h9HTn04https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3nsW8tvHSl6BB1wdW8C1qCB3TxhXCN576GpcMLhMQW5ZD3x39c1lrMW7Vlv-51npKmPN6cn7FnKfZQrVqH4kF20zL3KW6w4ysX1wKkVMVrGW_88fBWqXVFbJYz7dJH33W911rN62pTkjdW8y8V8v7NJZ3SV9dryY39G0G_W7GCVzS5_6qpDVS0Ms148p3s4W3y8H2y7WV64wW8NmHG179G8ZrW1Tkv9M4Ll2zlN1rjX0G61XzkW5C1WPF7VvDJXW5_GhV28tSjJ7W8kYt_K2Q17DfV_nM8L1-lD6CVnGkTF8H2Mlpf9h9HTn04]
State of BETA Partners: Kelsey Escher [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3nZN6NvTP9hyV_8N5SmHt3DvdzMW5L7kRt31c0JBN1gdd7xBQ4yQW5fvKk45P1qlCW8pNnwH3VdhHWW8xJ0794gYSG2VBw2_s9bd-HcW6TBCjT8yQ92-W8ykF4S3wHnzYN6m9gYfyZDKTW2DYlH76kJ-hYVBSY9N78gPXGW4mdzpJ3Vb8BtVX02lM7ZZFRdW2F8MD618PcbXN3_s_RrGx747W3FBFGv5XTq79W4WdMSJ6P1GflW3m38Ls8zRfYbN6yh91F_9LWKW3k9FpJ3v4xtGW4xwL7F8mCq0yW3JJfyD6sXY96W17J1HR62W7L1W7N4g8L6gfFWbf4THJ3P04], Kim Patel [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3ntN2PX8J-yyP4vW49sGKx7X0s3tVfl0Pr1xL8cBW5kHSKS3JJp27W2BGdRx2MvhwDW2KxlPR7fRZq8W166N7V2h4Y3BW850r5979MQLDN7ZxMzgs74vFW3KCGnw8wzXxRW4mR5M45KMpvSW906rjc1x7l88W2P5gf37-MJd_W5ymv868-T-TZN6hw33-hXlpDW2kVbp-7f6xzWVcC51z7P4_30W2rZkjH856qC5W81f0gb5M4VwwW9b38pC8FJr_nW4wZdNR93CRLwVxvJtk6QcQp-W5zbbQp3WjzCZW33qdBS1ycJHZf6VsY0804], Patrick Meenan [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3n1W7vlbp06qvV4MW6x49Cw8D64NxVZVl6V83vcPHW69bnP51bHkHBW6T4cjB7pR6B_W6FwRrx244xVnW4PQK1T7gCV--W22wNVy5Spf6bV7c2Ng1h5bW6W90Rbht4Zj4GdW2nz8Rc8PDglYW15F0bm8CBqm0W28_mbk6bJ7ZKW7wM76H8VMVspW3v8ghB7cdCpYW8y7qSn3nxSCZW7QkMpW1k0CrxW7V5l_55SrX01W6wz8xq5qJ2YNN1y0br2g3VkFW3y6f686B1nYbW2FtjVg7ClvjRW2TMpcH61dbYhW8Zh3rT4CF07TW51v-4t6CY4FKW8b-qfC6Kx8lKf2M5r1q04], and Chris Knutson [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3nsW667WJg1hm9HBVvMbJW6w-m7jM4_Q7YF8QCVV88X7B5vQ5YMW3v831N5NXFTMF1b1mLrhHLDW8gqhwV9f3PlFN6mmHXzX4JqwW971vcT1j0dStW8mn5fH20Csj8W1T9Pst8JlbfyW3Yk75X2HC0Q7W84PyM0335KjpN8n0HfxNGnnQW1nCqmW4tnG_GW8GM60c4QTp21W3lhLcZ4Q0dMfW1-3nJl3P-Q2qW1ttNXn2wYQvfW6f2tH75pPp-lV2sv123l0nBhW9gWSZf2jRrKnN353ZZ0QCr7LW4GbzmJ40N4HzW3dv2gq7tsvtVW4GjYw-1rk5tsf57Fy5z04]
Founders Spotlight: Marin Nelson [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mMW1lyPwJ6pw62jW22Y6pK8XrHw1W85jPRR2lxHrHW2vfS541tP-L0W48WJX11NXzpyW8S16Lx3ycJVNW6S7lf-72VqX9W3bB7mx1GxmnGW7MRsjb4wsfxbW9fvyQV1Xtqx3W754Qgn3dmN-pW3g03cl7WZTwDW4phmrk1nBQr3W38s1nF8j1s3BW9jpglK3mjCS8W4WzwMn4HT_S0W2YR8ZZ3cfRqDW8Pl2QD7g9HMXN3gQQpQjSHmhW74n7RQ5-px3yW32TSP_2ZkhtSW3zZ5xK2tSZXQW3fM1-b1s2R6gVK-R5J51lwDnf5Gn6YR04], Bryant Williams [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3kHW1yg0_r1W_-_NVwnyZb5phjsBW7jGVrh7Px85VW73sbJl1qBJLjW3cKxsj4qhrQ6W4_T8dG1TYQhwW23s0bJ4YtY3-W80tpTj8VlrC3W2GDcxm4PgqlKW28JkzF839CcPW1TXg_b5Bl98LW424S9x65MJP5F8bYTKx---6W5GYxc_4rKFJsW4NY5vK9lQdg8W4rvp_S3WM7KwW2k18-C62tSdYW851Wtg8JQGX_W4Kj-K-6g-SwwW4c30c233DxhXW8l-rcf4tck-BW84MssW2Lr2vHW6GvjS913hqnjW2q7Qlk4QNW7rW7YbDSk3932PrW55fY3H4Jcdryf3rwr4n04], Mohamed Ahmed [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3m8W4Ydfn43n9hL4W96Zmnd8txnJLW1cVNPv4m4SWHW80RRvX351nySV3bbgd1ymFWDW51jwrg7vV2y7W59dQ4_5nMVtyW5qnMyc6hY5f0W94SrTG6Cfk59W1y_jRb2f7YCPW8Tmfdm62bkhrW7XFKYx3CWxVgW17yLrC5jG4rPW1QTSJ73kPpx3W6DXxx659SRkTW4RGKV48KCcf_W7RdlyY1gM_DlW8QWKc22jvXxdVd1n2m1JZrdbW943Psz32ML7HVdX2KR7SpPjZW6YmTWY8M5NMTW4LCy_w7HMLdRW3LwcWB3g8m_HW8FRzZ_5gncRQW1Mqk_r5gV8klf2P6z1F04], Christi Kmecik [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7DR3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3pDVrjs0K8rSYZjW6KCFmG71K3MRW93rZjY6jfXhgW8tGFHx7tqtQhW24N8fL3N6WwVW16BW-p3pzxQbW3Mw5CF829JhbW365bRz69gFQ2W57mYtb42H2-8W79fKf131bwvHW29F7_5567sMMW70djQ81XVcSVW2pfTS_1FjNdQW3VT0lV4zC54BW5JVnDq6MC2tGW6QMBmd2FZxzDW4BQL5j3vvzh_W7mPVh44N4JyrW4kvnP34qyKvZW8nmsYC4wffbTW4bCqPd1mv457W7PX6ZG7f5bSvW7ywbx_97F-vlW4RbqcN2yJKf1W11k9w68cK4HMW6kxYZb2RT_31f7lYwxx04], Duffy Fallon [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3pRV11V632jWz5cW62TTXz3jpBjPW74b0ss8gWClgW1z_mcq8pswczW6j9c0F4Z9XWdN3J5krSFWpP3W6BbH9Y6yczhCW1K5-bT5jdFSCW5DQGdl5kWwfKW44Lb8X1LkCtYW2MgxrK5vV3PzW7RPLym67pBzBVcQKBN43G6BjW9hTtKZ1kXLLKW7vNx2199hq7SW5P8rzf33ysncW47hrmV4nCZf6W1By96L43736DVHPZqk1xMmSCW9d2jvW4QgPcvN66KK8wcsfd_W5MRc4W1Q02h1N50hP_TDJDl2W8CJZ325kWHB5f56ZyYs04], and Scib Ebel [https://cfjh-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/DL+113/cFJH-04/VWXPly7jHVfVW6FbRJ04vK-1QW1xTZ7Q5qmJPRN3kz7Dx3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mbN24RhGmWNwGvW5jxbfq5L4-g8W5wf_Ck4y-pfTN7yfF-nz19gqW3hY9Dw8rnrkGW1JbpKq6vdWCZVZ7tCf4_9YjTW4GftJ57FqlVDVJGvDg7VLrxVN35WqYJvRl4wW4RqNjt63tmWHW36rHC91SRDTkVsv5jY3G_VRyW3vncT85HjmPWW4DHxHM3PS1n8W5h3zc492J0n9W1Pcwh46WYDgmW73b42Z7KJDmzW4nP3nJ7LGFlJW93Z9-s4NRD6HW66YRll14MHNqW1C-MdJ6hq-J8V_lwBr4DKdN4W1hrLTS8D-Cqdf5mhxvx04]
Ask Me Anything: Y. Elaine Rasmussen, Cihan Behlivan, Chris Knutson, and Stephanie Rich

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