Neela Mollgaard's guest appearances

Neela Mollgaard

The tech.mn Podcast

Ecosystem North

Center of Everywhere Podcast

Amanda Leightner

Frank Jaskulke

Diane Rucker

Sean Williams

Matt Lewis

Chris Black

Mike Jackson

Caroline Karanja

Mary Rick

Amanda LaGrange

Matt Hardy

Kyle Hale

Ryan Broshar

Sean Higgins

Tyler Olson

OwlTail

Each week, Ecosystem North shines a spotlight on the people and organizations that support our region’s entrepreneurs, uncovering the real story of what inspires and drives them to be entrepreneurial champions.This week we hear from Neela Mollgaard, the Executive Director of Launch MN. Launch Minnesota is a statewide collaborative effort to accelerate the growth of startups and amplify Minnesota as a national leader in innovation. Neela talks about growing up in Minnesota, her work with Red Wing Ignite, her current role as at Launch, and her hopes for the future of entrepreneurship and innovation.Useful LinksNeela Mollgaard Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neela-mollgaard-14ba58158)Launch MN (https://mn.gov/launchmn/)Red Wing Ignite (https://www.redwingignite.org)E1 Collaborative (https://www.entrepreneursfirst.org)

Each week, Ecosystem North shines a spotlight on the people and organizations that support our region’s entrepreneurs, uncovering the real story of what inspires and drives them to be entrepreneurial champions. This week we hear from Neela Mollgaard, the Executive Director of Launch MN. Launch Minnesota is a statewide collaborative effort to accelerate the growth of startups and amplify Minnesota as a national leader in innovation. Neela talks about growing up in Minnesota, her work with Red Wing Ignite, her current role as at Launch, and her hopes for the future of entrepreneurship and innovation. Useful LinksNeela Mollgaard Linked In (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/neela-mollgaard-14ba58158" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/neela-mollgaard-14ba58158</a>)Launch MN (<a href="https://mn.gov/launchmn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mn.gov/launchmn/</a>)Red Wing Ignite (<a href="https://www.redwingignite.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.redwingignite.org</a>)E1 Collaborative (<a href="https://www.entrepreneursfirst.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.entrepreneursfirst.org</a>)

Ecosystem North - Episode 3 - Neela Mollgaard, Launch MN

Neela Mollgaard has spent the last twenty years helping entrepreneurs in Greater Minnesota get their business ideas off the ground, first with Red Wing Ignite and now with LaunchMN, a new effort from the state to foster high-tech startups. We talk about what worked with Red Wing Ignite and now what LaunchMN is doing with grants and partnerships to build support and give entrepreneurs all over the state the resources they need for a successful start.The post Ep 5: Neela Mollgaard on LaunchMN and helping entrepreneurs get started first appeared on Center for Rural Policy and Development.

Neela Mollgaard has spent the last twenty years helping entrepreneurs in Greater Minnesota get their business ideas off the ground, first with Red Wing Ignite and now with LaunchMN, a new effort from the state to foster high-tech startups. We talk about what worked with Red Wing Ignite and now what LaunchMN is doing with grants and partnerships to build support and give entrepreneurs all over the state the resources they need for a successful start.The post <a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-5-neela-mollgaard-on-launchmn-and-helping-entrepreneurs-get-started/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 5: Neela Mollgaard on LaunchMN and helping entrepreneurs get started</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.ruralmn.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Rural Policy and Development</a>.

Ep 5: Neela Mollgaard on LaunchMN and helping entrepreneurs get started

On Episode 4, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, community manager of Tech.MN, welcome Neela Mollgaard, Executive Director of Launch MN, to The Tech.MN Podcast hotseat to chat about Launch MN and connecting Minnesota’s Innovation Ecosystem.  We discuss the mission of Launch MN is to help innovation take off in Minnesota, bringing people together to affect change, her experience with Redwing Ignite and reaching outside of our bubble to make our community better (#wearestrongertogether).  Neela explains Launch MN’s goal to provide opportunity, access, and exposure to companies and ecosystem builders, gives a tentative timeline of what is to come, and chats about some possible grants that they are considering. Launch MN will debut their website on October 1, 2019.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Neela gives a shout out to three entrepreneurs: Susan Langer of Live, Give, Save  Beth Fynbo of Busy Baby Michael Lopez of Halo Ramp  Sponsor: Thank you to Redpath and Company CPAs. Redpath and Company is geared to best serve established or growing privately-held tech companies and their stakeholders.  Visit www.RedpathCPAs.com and find out how you can get your business to the next level.  Socials Tech.MN on Twitter Kevin McArdle on Twitter Jac Stark on Twitter Neela Mollgaard on Twitter Launch MN on Twitter Links: Redwing Ignite - Neela discusses the lessons she learned as executive director of Redwing Ignite.

On Episode 4, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital and Jac Stark, community manager of <a href="http://Tech.MN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tech.MN</a>, welcome Neela Mollgaard, Executive Director of Launch MN, to The <a href="http://Tech.MN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tech.MN</a> Podcast hotseat to chat about Launch MN and connecting Minnesota’s Innovation Ecosystem.  We discuss the mission of Launch MN is to help innovation take off in Minnesota, bringing people together to affect change, her experience with Redwing Ignite and reaching outside of our bubble to make our community better (#wearestrongertogether).  Neela explains Launch MN’s goal to provide opportunity, access, and exposure to companies and ecosystem builders, gives a tentative timeline of what is to come, and chats about some possible grants that they are considering. Launch MN will debut their website on October 1, 2019.  Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Neela gives a shout out to three entrepreneurs: Susan Langer of <a href="https://livegivesave.com/index.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Live, Give, Save </a> Beth Fynbo of <a href="https://busybabymat.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Busy Baby</a> Michael Lopez of <a href="https://www.haloramp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Halo Ramp</a> Sponsor: Thank you to Redpath and Company CPAs. Redpath and Company is geared to best serve established or growing privately-held tech companies and their stakeholders.  Visit <a href="http://www.RedpathCPAs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.RedpathCPAs.com</a> and find out how you can get your business to the next level.  Socials <a href="https://twitter.com/TECHdotMN" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tech.MN on Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kevin_McArdle" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin McArdle on Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/minneapplejac" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jac Stark on Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NeelaMollgaard" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Neela Mollgaard on Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/launchminnesota" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Launch MN on Twitter</a> Links: <a href="http://www.redwingignite.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Redwing Ignite</a> - Neela discusses the lessons she learned as executive director of Redwing Ignite.

Connecting Minnesota’s Innovation Ecosystem With Neela Mollgaard