COMMUNITY EVENT

Bootstrappers Breakfast is currently virtual in the MidWest. We will send out a link for attendance to those that RSVP.

For first time attendees. The breakfast starts at 8:30 am Central and ends at 10:00am. This breakfast is for early stage--even white board--companies that are interested in learning from those that have been there. It's a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers.

The MidWest Bootstrappers Breakfast is moderated by Sean Murphy, founder of the Bootstrappers Breakfasts (https://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com). Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or thinking about starting something from your garage, come on out for a great conversation.

We ask that everyone turn their camera on to make the meeting a little friendlier.

Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just thinking about starting something, expect nice people, good advice, and great conversation.

Like our past show and tell events, we're going to keep it casual and low-key. Share what you've been working on with a show-and-tell! We start our events with breakout rooms so people have a more comfortable opportunity to introduce and get to know each other.

If you have a project that's difficult to present, try preparing it on CodePen or CodeSandbox so we can more easily get it up and running and see the source. Please reach out to JavaScriptMN on Twitter, our Slack team, or our Meetup page to let us know if you have something to share. Otherwise, join us and share on the spot!

We will email the Zoom link (and share in Discord) on the day-of. Please let us know if you have any questions, or would like to show something off!

Ongoing agenda:

6:00 - Zoom link opens, Announcements

6:15-6:30 - Breakout rooms with small groups to introduce and get to know each other.

6:30 - 8: Lightning talks, demos, conversations.

It's always a great event, hope to see you there!

Silicon Prairie Friday Open Office Hours are now LIVE on ZOOM! Held EVERY FRIDAY morning from 9:30 to 11:30 AM (central)

RSVP to see the Zoom Meeting Details

Can't make it? Watch a recent presentation here:

https://vimeo.com/506243666

Agenda: The first hour is “ask us anything” topics usually include: Small Business, Tech Startups, Financial Securities, Software Security, Blockchain, or Investment Crowdfunding. Even if you don’t ever become a customer of ours – we want to be a resource for you!

The second hour is an Investment Crowdfunding 101 we have a PowerPoint presentation that covers how to raise money for small businesses using Investment Crowdfunding. We cover fundraising options, the Investment Crowdfunding laws/ regulations, the process, dollar amounts, timelines, costs, pitfalls, and best practices.

We’ve been hosting Open Office Hours in-person for YEARS now, and now we’re delighted to share our experience and knowledge with our broader community. Friday at 9:30 is your chance to catch up with us and/or pick our brains, ask gritty questions, or just share what’s new with you!

As always, feel free to connect with us on Linkedin as well! Hope to catch-up soon!

Machine Learning, AI, Deep Learning, Neural Networks etc are the future of how insightful decisions will be made and how businesses will compete in the marketplace. These skills are becoming MANDATORY if you want to lead in the next decade. There is a lot to read on these topics. I have led a large Big Data team that also dived into Machine Learning by implementing few ML solutions. Few of us are planning to work in group settings to dive into Machine Learning by taking online classes like Udacity's Machine Learning and AI Nanodegrees and by doing group projects. We will like to meet during the evenings and weekends based on our collective availability. We will also explore use cases with publicly available data that present interesting business cases. We are looking for like-minded people who are passionate about learning by doing.

Agenda:

Share tips, tricks, notes, industry stories/insights and help each other to move forward in learning Machine Learning content. This is designed to support active members for all to move forward.

All coursework is selected from Udacity.com online learning towards growing Machine Learning foundation and skills.

Pre-requisite courses for Machine Learning Nanodegree:

These courses are FREE

1. Introduction to Python Programming

2. Intro to Descriptive Statistics

3. Intro to Inferential Statistics

4. Linear Algebra Refresher Course

5. Intro to Machine Learning

Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree (cost ~$200/month)

Additional FREE Udacity.com coursework considerations:

• Machine Learning (by Georgia Tech, C57641)

• Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning (by Georgia Tech, C57641)

Members and team progress maintained in Google Spreadsheet

We are interested in discussing algorithms of most any kind. If you have an algorithm or related topic you want to discuss, come and hang out with us!

The topics we have discussed: artificial intelligence, automata, category theory, and math & computer science olympiad exercises.

Ideally, attendees would post a comment before the date of the event with a topic they can discuss. Potential attendees might want to know what people at this event are interested in, and they want to see that the event is alive and well.

If no topics are posted, then we can generate topics to discuss at the next meetup.

Discord server for the group, if you're interested: https://discord.gg/wx5S7YJSkU

Parking is ~$1.50/hr on Saturday at the CREAM cafe half a block east of Dunn Brothers.

LegalCORPS conducts regularly scheduled free brief advice business law clinics, where participants can receive up to 30 minutes of guidance or the opportunity to ask questions on transactional business law matters. We have four different types of clinics available: general business law, intellectual property law, nonprofit law, and clinics for small business landlords. With both virtual and in-person options available, there is sure to be a space to suit your needs. Please visit our Events Calendar to view Brief Advice Clinics (BAC).

Struggling with ADHD solutions? Nationwide statistics show 20% of conventional assessments for ADHD are incorrect. Join us to learn how advanced neuroimaging and comprehensive ADHD assessment provide the accurate insights needed for real results and improved child thriving. This presentation is perfect for parents/caregivers searching for ADHD solutions for their children and loved ones, providers looking to expand their knowledge and referral options for ADHD clients, and anyone working in education (social workers, counselors, teachers). What to Expect: Presentation with Q & A Live neurofeedback demo Try out innovative wellness products Light refreshments for in-person guests Attend in-person or virtually BONUS! All attendees receive a FREE Red Light Mouthguard ($100 value)! About our presenters: Fran Bieganek MS, LP, BCN Fran is a Licensed Psychologist, Psychophysiologist, Board Certified in Neurofeedback as an Associate Fellow. She is Co-Founder of Bhakti Brain Health Clinic and has a private psychotherapy practice where she specializes in treating first responders. She is also a retired tenured track Professor of Psychology in the Minnesota State College and Universities System. Fran has over 30 years of experience in the field including neuroimaging and neurotherapy services, clinical psychotherapy services and teaching at the college level. Guy Odishaw Guy Odishaw, is CTO, Psychophysiologist Healthcare Entrepreneur, Bioelectric Medicine Practitioner, Co-founder of the Bhakti Brain Health Clinic with Fran Bieganek. Founder of Bhakti Wellness Center, what was one of the largest, most diverse, integrative medicine clinics in the country. Co-founder of the first integrative student health clinics in the country at the University of Minnesota. Additionally he founded Bhakti Labs, a wellness device design and manufacturing company. Guy’s 30 years of clinical experience specializing in treatment resistant chronic pain, traumatic brain injury and psycho-emotional trauma informs his approach to brain health. Additionally, his 20+ years as meditation instructor and facilitator of courses on personal growth help him understand how to support clients through the potent changes arising from Neurotherapy.

Hackers meet hackers. Hackers meet founders. Founders meet co-founders. Talk startups and tech, and help each other out. No speaker; no BS; just interesting people working on interesting things catalyzing the local tech startup scene. Hackers and Founders is part of a global network of casual meetups focused around bringing together like-minded people working on cool things. What we do: • talk about startups • talk about tech • share startup advice, resources & lessons learned • connect each other