We’ve always believed in the Twin Cities (and Minnesota in general) as an exception place for entrepreneurs. The diversity in talent that Minnesota attracts means innovation becomes part of the local DNA. This has been going on for decades, but not necessarily getting the recognition. For example, everyone that uses the internet might want to pay a special homage to the Twin Cities. (Anyone remember the significance of local innovations like gopher?)

Check out the launch of www.GetGoMN.org site that connects Minnesota based entrepreneurs, companies, and supporters together. Similar to the sites like Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, GetGoMN is a great resource that showcases the talent and breadth of companies that get their start in the Twin Cities. We applaud this and it’s about time we started being more vocal and organized about sharing our collective experience. (Yes, we can still do it in our “Minnesota nice” way.)

By the way, we did a quick count here at ideapark on the number of organizations that we have started up ourselves. The tally: 19.

Lessons learned? Priceless.