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Today on the Black Tech Building Program I going to be discussing the Important Discussions for Black is Tech Week, Also, discussion on MN Cup and w/ Tech News --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-uko/message

Allisa Song, CEO of NanoDropper, Medical Student and 2021 Winner of the MN Cup, along with Jessica Berg, Director of MN Cup, tells us all about the experience of entering and winning the MN Cup, $80,000 in prize money, and benefits of entering the competition.   The MN Cup is a Startup Competition. Seed Funding. Mentorship. Pitch Coaching. Exposure. Connection to experts. For all Minnesotans. From any industry. For free. They are here to help people with big ideas and want those ideas to become viable startups, and for those startups to change our state. Nanodropper has developed a patient-centered adaptor for eyedrop bottles to reduce the volume of currently oversized eyedrops by more than 60%. This will help reduce cost, decrease waste, and minimize the potential side effects of vision-saving treatments.

In this episode, Ivan Pandiyan, Vice President of Global R&D at Natus Medical Incorporated, joins us to discuss the evolution of digital therapeutics in contrast to traditional therapeutics. First, we talk about how digital therapy is being used to diagnose and treat diseases and the role of a biomarker in identifying a specific disease. Then we look at the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enabling the environment for research and development of digital therapeutics as an  alternative to traditional therapy. Finally, we discuss the success digital therapeutics have had and its future role in the pharma and life sciences industry.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [02:35] What are digital therapeutics, and how are they different from traditional therapies? [04:10] The discovery of digital therapeutics and how do we go about finding and validating the efficacy of digital therapies. [08:07] How are regulatory bodies ensuring the safety of digital therapies and what are the guidelines and boundaries established by the FDA? [12:50] The role of software, data, and artificial intelligence in enabling digital therapeutics. [17:05] The maturity of digital therapeutics and the challenges companies face in development. [19:00] The success of digital therapeutics.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   Digital therapeutics are real, and they are the future. We will see them either replace or complement traditional therapies. Digital therapeutics have the potential to cure diseases without the chemical side effects that come with traditional pharma therapies. Digital therapeutics are currently applied in targeted areas. More data will enable further development of the ecosystem and the digital therapy space.   LINKS MENTIONED:   Axtria: https://www.axtria.com   Ivan Pandiyan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-pandiyan-b0819b5/   BIO:   Ivan is a global product and technology visionary who has launched multiple innovative and disruptive products from concept to commercialization. He has expertise in strategic planning and growth strategies, and effectively translates business goals and customer needs to develop and launch highly complex and innovative products. Ivan serves as a mentor and senior advisor at innovative startup incubators such as gBETA Medtech and MN Cup. He is an expert in technology led strategy planning and exponential growth.     Ivan is currently the Vice President of Global R&D at Natus Medical Incorporated. In this role he is responsible for teams across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. He leads technology and product strategy roadmaps, and achieves strategic innovation through research, partnerships, technology licensing, and acquisitions. 

This week on the podcast we talk more about some big news that hit Rochester's entrepreneurial ecosystem this September. This season, our community had three Divisional Winners at the Minnesota Cup, the nation's largest statewide business pitch competition. Minnesota Cup is a rigorous program that starts each spring and runs through multiple rounds to crown winners across nine different divisions, as well as an overall Grand Prize Winner at the end of the competition in early fall. Competitors receive mentorship, pitch practice, seed funding, and much more as part of their experience at Minnesota Cup. This year, Rochester based startups Shrpa, Canomiks, and Nanodropper each walked away as Divisional Winners in the High Tech, Food/Ag/Beverage, and Student Divisions, respectively. In addition, Nanodropper was named the overall Grand Prize Winner and is the first ever student-led team to win the entire Minnesota Cup! This is a conversation that needed to be shared in our community as we sit down today with co-founders Chris Lukenbill of Shrpa, Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk of Canomiks, and Allisa Song of Nanodropper to hear more about what the Minnesota Cup journey met for themselves and for their teams and why they choose to keep their businesses in the Rochester community. Links from today's show: Minnesota Cup Website: https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/mn-cup Facebook: @mncup Twitter: @MinnesotaCup Instagram: @minnesotacup Shrpa Website: https://shrpa.com/ Facebook: @shrpa.explore.local Twitter: @explore_shrpa Instagram: @shrpa.explore.local Shrpa origin story on Rochester Rising: https://rochesterrising.org/main/meet-rochesters-newest-startup-shrpa Canomics Website: https://www.canomiks.com/ Twitter: @canomiks Canomiks origin story on Rochester Rising: https://rochesterrising.org/podcast/episode-181-inspirational-collisions-with-leena-pradhan-nabzdyk Nanodropper Website:https://nanodropper.com/ Facebook: @nanodropper Twitter: @nanodropper Instagram: @nanodropper Nanodropper origin story on Rochester Rising: https://rochesterrising.org/podcast/episode-193-alissa-and-robbie-with-nanodropper Our sponsors: CliftonLarsonAllen Website: https://www.claconnect.com/ Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 Start 7:56 Shrpa 17:43 Canomiks 34:15 Nanodropper 49:12 Conclusions 50:44 End

Featured Interviews:Allisa Song, CEO of Nanodropper (Grand Prize Winner of MN Cup 2021)Jessica Berg, Director of MN CupHeadlines:2021 Minnesota Startup Awards Recap5 Companies Win Meda's Million Dollar Challenge

Kelly Lucente is a CEO, entrepreneur, and author. She plays an integral role at her agency as lead brand strategist and creative director. She focuses on shaping client engagement and spearheads all strategic innovation to transform brands. Her expertise is helping businesses attract the right customer, gain market share, and increase revenue. She travels the country speaking on the power of brand and has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with the likes of Kevin Harrington, Original Shark from Shark Tank and Linda McMahon, former CEO of the WWE. A brand identity and messaging expert, she has worked with nationally recognized Fortune 500 brands, most notably the Ryland Group, Pulte Group, RE/MAX, Pearle Vision, and Rollerblade® and is the creator of the children’s educational product, Bye Bye Monster, a complete bedtime solution for children who struggle with nighttime fear which made top 30 finalists out of 844 entrants in 2008's MN Cup. Kelly has won numerous marketing and sales awards, most notably Gold and Silver NAHB Salesperson of the Year Awards four times in consecutive years and Dr. Toy Awards twice for product innovation. She has also been featured on the Inc. Magazine digital product called Launch at Inc.com as an expert content contributor and recently created and launched a virtual brand school for entrepreneurs sharing the branding and marketing process A to Z. www.KellyLucente.com

Episode 263: Becoming HabitAware It started innocently early enough in her tweens—a self-grooming technique of plucking eyebrows. Over time the habit intensified, altering her looks (no eyebrows) and became a secretive compulsive coping strategy and a mental health condition. Aneela Idnani outed her 20+ year habit to the world in a real, raw, and riveting 2019 TEDTALK.Self-Harming has many secretive, creative, and seductive companions that slowly over time suffocate our birthright to love, connect, and accept oneself (self-love). One in 20 people or 21M Americans are obsessed with three repetitive and injurious habits connected with self-grooming routines: hair pulling, skin picking, and nail-biting. Body-focused repetitive behaviors, known as BFRB, are used as a compulsive coping strategy to relieve stress, anxiety, and boredom. DOWNLOAD To break up with self-harming habits, few people go to the extent today’s Mentor Guests Aneela Idnani (Kumar) and Sameer Kumar have; unless you are entrepreneurs and disrupt the behaviors by inventing a smart bracelet solution. They have won prominent awards and research grants for their 2017 KEEN, smart bracelet:TIME Magazine’s 2018 Best Invention,2018 MN Cup and MEDA Small Biz Startup Competition,2018 Tekne Best Startup,2019 MEDA $1 Challenge, and a2020 Phase 1 research grant from both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their ground-breaking work in mental health technology.Two other co-founders have been instrumental in leading HabitAware to their gesture detection technology early successes. Johan Pritchard is the lead hardware engineer, and Kirk Klobe is the chief technology officer (CTO). They round out this four-person founding team. Designed with love, KEEN tracks hand motions to help those suffering from BFRB and curb their compulsive hand habits. Their second smart bracelet KEEN2 was launched this month, providing a holistic approach to healthier soothing strategies so you can go from autopilot to aware to control by exercising the freedom to choose behaviors that increase self-esteem.The scientific names for the three nonfunctional habits that cause significant distress or impairment are trichotillomania (compulsive hair-pulling), dermatillomania (excessive skin picking), and onychophagia (chronic nail-biting).The regular self-grooming routine temporarily relieved the stress Aneela felt as her Dad lost the battle to overcome leukemia. Her Dad’s passing cemented Aneela’s unconscious soothing companion into a 20+-year coping strategy. To alleviate stress, anxiety, or boredom Aneela would compulsively pluck.  Sameer had a lovingly thoughtful way to help Aneela become aware of her hands and her feelings. We could all adopt more loving ways to intervene with loved ones. Hear how Sameer created the safe emotional space for Aneela to emerge from the shame and embarrassment of a habit people think is easy to stop doing. “Ew, why don’t you just stop plucking?” others have said. Awareness is KEEN.Hear Aneela and Sameer’s personal entrepreneurial journey in becoming HabitAware. We go from how they each grew-up, meeting one another to launching HabitAware and discussing their latest KEEN2 smart bracelet invention. When you have meaningful conversations, you can cover a lot of territory with fulfilling depth and satisfying insight. We round out our conversation with three lessons they have learned about themselves and each other so far. I left the conversation feeling nourished like you usually do with a meaningful conversation. Enjoy. WeMentor Meaningful Conversations LAB Revitalize how you communicate.  Start February 18 to Sept. 2, 2021 1st and 3rd THURSDAYS 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. (CDT) START HERE                         Learn, practice, and refine the art of meaningful conversations. We foster constructive leadership change to enrich all of your relationships! Isn't it time to have more fun connecting?

**NOTE** Upon going back to edit this episode, the first 33ish minutes of this podcast’s audio file vanished. Poof, gone, nada, nothing. So you’ll have to bear with some below average camera audio until about minute 33 when the microphones kick back in. Sorry for my seeming incompetencies. I won’t be sorry, I’ll be better. This week I sat down with Jackson LeFebvre, the co-founder and CEO of ParkPoolr. ParkPoolr is a web-based app that crowd-sources parking spots for large events, such as sports, concerts or even the Minnesota State Fair. While this is his first official business venture, Jackson has always been a man of ideas and an admirer of entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. But it took a trip to Hong Kong (where he met his co-founder Landon Butterworth), for Jackson to realize that the trajectory he was on at the University of Minnesota of studying finance and entrepreneurship was much like that of most of his other classmates. Aspiring for more, Jackson took his semester abroad as a leap of faith, which catalyzed the start of ParkPoolr and the rest of his professional career. Since, Jackson and ParkPoolr have won the MN Cup (an entrepreneurship competition in which the winner pockets $40,000), been featured on numerous media outlets, and on boarded thousands of potential parkers thanks to the Minnesota United season and Minnesota State Fair. Get a FREE $5 -> https://cash.app/app/CSDFRPD Check out my gear -> https://kit.com/howtheyrehere/podcast-setup Earn a free stock -> https://act.webull.com/promotion/invitation/share.html?inviteCode=VRufndUhOqUU

Listen to Taran Johal, co-founder and CEO of app Tavolo, discuss how he’s working to reimagine the restaurant industry while still in school. Taran and his two co-founders started Tavolo in early 2018 and have already partnered with 16 Minneapolis restaurants, placed as a semi-finalist in the MN Cup and have begun attracting a local base of users. Taran sheds some light into his daily schedule and how he manages to balance a full class load with a young company. His perspective into the life of an entrepreneur just goes to show the amount of work it takes to find success with your own venture, and how it’s possible to remain fulfilled and motivated through a process that is all too often draining and destructive. Get a FREE $5 -> https://cash.app/app/CSDFRPD Check out my gear -> https://kit.com/howtheyrehere/podcast-setup Earn a free stock -> https://act.webull.com/promotion/invitation/share.html?inviteCode=VRufndUhOqUU

It would seem that Andrew Zimmern, the host and co-creator of the popular television series “Bizarre Foods,” is willing to try anything at least once. Over the course of the show’s 12 seasons, Zimmern has chowed down on stomach-churning foods like raw pig testicles, a frog's beating heart and cobra penis. Yet for someone with such an adventurous palate, Zimmern is particular about trendy food brands. In an interview included in this episode of Taste Radio, Zimmern derided the health and wellness food space as loaded with “snake oily people [who] take advantage of needy other people with untransformed trauma issues in their life.” “There are people who are doing really amazing things… if folks can make people’s lives healthier and easier through food, bravo, fantastic,” he continued. “But there’s so much crap in that arena and people trying to sell things based on the buyer’s shame experience.” Listen to our full interview with Zimmern, who is an occasional advisor and mentor to early-stage food entrepreneurs, in which he expounds on his perspective about food brands promoted as health and wellness products, offered his take on cultural appropriation in food, and discussed his belief that the strongest attribute one can have is vulnerability. Also included in this episode: a conversation with Intelligentsia Coffee CEO James McLaughlin, who presides over one of the most influential roasters and retailers of the past two decades. The company operates a dozen cafes in four U.S. cities and, along with a thriving e-commerce business, continues to expand. We met with McLaughlin at Intelligentsia’s newest cafe in Boston’s Post Office Square, where he discussed his personal journey from a jaded Chicago attorney to the head of a coffee company, how Intelligentsia maintains its role as a trendsetter and innovator and whether Cleveland could be the right fit for its next cafe. This episode is presented by NVE Pharmaceuticals. Show notes: 3:12: Interview: Andrew Zimmern, Host/Co-Creator, “Bizarre Foods” -- Project NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg caught up with Zimmern in Minneapolis where he was speaking at an event for the food and beverage division of the MN Cup, a startup competition hosted by the University of Minnesota. As part of the conversation, Zimmern discussed the role of food as a cultural medium that unites people, why he has a bone to pick with the natural food industry, and the careful path companies should take when attempting to mainstream exotic foods. 26:14: Interview: James McLaughlin, CEO, Intelligentsia Coffee -- Lauded for its irrepressible commitment to quality, direct trade sourcing and a unique barista training program, Intelligentsia has consistently set the bar for the retail coffee industry. BevNET Managing Editor Ray Latif met with McLaughlin at the company’s new coffee bar in downtown Boston where they discussed Intelligentsia’s careful approach to expansion, why every detail matters for a super-premium brand, and his perspective on continued consolidation in the coffee business. 45:04: We’re In The Sussudio -- The hosts convene to chat about recent visits to the office, including executives from upstart hydrogen water brand Susosu Water and the co-founders of chai concentrate maker company Chai Party. They also discussed our Elevator Talk series, which showcases up-and-coming food and beverage brands and how companies can take part, and noshed on a few notable products sent to the office over the past week. Brands in this episode: Intelligentsia Coffee, Freshe, José Gourmet, Sound Craft Seltzer, Atlas Provisions, Bohana, Tosi, Kind Bar

Take a stroll down the snack aisle of any grocery store in America and there’s a strong chance that you’ll spot a row of playfully designed pastel bags emblazoned with the words BOOM CHICKA POP in a large hot pink font. One could read the labels from across a room; according to Angie Bastian, the co-founder of better-for-you snack brand Angie’s Boomchickapop, that’s the point. “It’s our job to deliver good food, but let’s do something more than that,” Bastian said in an interview included in this episode of Taste Radio. “Let’s celebrate who we are. Let’s do it in a way that… reflects the simplicity and fun of the food.” Since Bastian and her husband Dan launched the company in 2001, it has evolved from a tiny operation selling kettle corn at farmers' markets and fairs to an ubiquitous retail brand with an estimated $100 million in sales in 2017. Success often yields suitors and last year Angie’s Boomchickapop was acquired by ConAgra Foods for $250 million. In an interview included in this episode of Taste Radio, Bastian spoke about the development of the brand, including its foray into retail stores, how femininity and fun were incorporated into a game-changing package revamp and about the company’s process for choosing the right financial partners at different stages of growth. About a dozen years before the launch of Angie’s Boomchickapop, a couple of Brown University graduates moved to Nantucket and started selling juice blends packaged in recycled wine bottles. Their business was the forerunner to Nantucket Nectars, an iconic brand in its own right, one that’s now part of the Keurig Dr Pepper portfolio. One of those co-founders was Tom First, who has since become a respected investor and advisor in the food and beverage industry and is currently an operating partner with Massachusetts-based private equity firm Castanea Partners. We spoke with First about positive business habits that he’s adopted during his career, along with those that he’s identified in other up-and-coming entrepreneurs We also explore negative habits that he picked up along the way and how he overcame them. Show notes: 3:44: Interview: Angie Bastian, Co-Founder, Angie's Boomchickapop -- Recorded in downtown Minneapolis, Bastian spoke with Project NOSH editor about the origins of her company, including the early days of bootstrapping and selling popcorn at home games of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, why she believes in celebrating “the feminine with food,” and how that perspective played into a celebrated package revamp and why she views ConAgra, which acquired the company in 2017, as a partner that could “help make us better.” 26:34: Interview: Tom First, Operating Partner, Castanea Partners -- First spoke with BevNET Managing Editor Ray Latif about business habits that positioned himself for success as one of the co-founders of Nantucket Nectars along with those that he’s identified in other entrepreneurs. As part of the conversation, First explains why not being defensive about feedback was critical early in his career, why good leaders build great teams and trust people to do their jobs and the importance of face-to-face communication. 52:31: The Cup Runneth Over -- The hosts are joined by Ortenberg, who recently returned from Minneapolis and who spoke about her visit to the offices of General Mills and meeting with the food and beverage division of the MN Cup, which is startup competition hosted by the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. The hosts also discuss PepsiCo’s announced agreement to acquire SodaStream, a maker of tabletop carbonated water machines, for $3.2 billion. Brands in this episode: Angie’s Boomchickapop, Nantucket Nectars, Pepsi, FUZE, Jeni’s Ice Cream, Essentia, Brew Dr. Kombucha, Yasso, Mostly Made, North Mallow, Darling Dill Pickle Dip, Punk Rawk Labs, SodaStream

"The path we are on is probably unsustainable." Deepinder Singh is the CEO of 75F (@75f_oi), which is a massively innovative climate control company. He took home first place at the 2014 MN Cup, the largest state-wide startup competition in the nation, and has presented at Google Demo Days. He was also named a Titan of Technology by the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Business Journal. The genius behind 75F is its use of sensors and a cloud-based software to maintain comfortable temperature levels in office buildings, save consumers up to 70 percent in energy costs, and increase air quality. Our conversation took place in 75F headquarters, located in Burnsville, Minnesota, which is hands down the coolest workplace I’ve ever seen. Deepinder was born and raised in India and has been tinkering with gadgets since the age of four. That obsession turned into a career that brought him to Canada where he was hired by Verizon Wireless as a Network Engineer. If you use Verizon there is a 95% chance that your data goes over a network that Deepinder built. For real! Some topics mentioned and discussed: Energy conservation and consumption Tips on how we can conserve energy in our every day lives Opinions on higher education Advice for young entrepreneurs His involvement with the Canadian National Shooting Team Successful treatment of autism for his daughter His love/hate relationship with Steve Jobs deepinder's favorites related to the twin cities: Favorite Meal Under $15: Tiger Sushi (Mall of America) Most Fascinating Person(s) You Know: Scott Litman & Dan Mallin (MN Cup Founders) Favorite Public Space: Ames Center (Burnsville) Favorite Annual Event: Ice Festival State of the Union Message: “The resources on this world are not infinite. We need to keep something for the future of our children and the only way we can do that is to cut back on the amount of resources we are using. The path we are on is probably unsustainable.”

Jess Myers joins the podcast. Recap CC. Preview SCSU. MN Cup.

Jess Myers joins the podcast. Recap CC. Preview SCSU. MN Cup.