Minnov8 Gang 383 – Will Tech Experience a Trump Effect?

Tuesday’s election brought Donald Trump to president-elect status and the tech industry isn’t so sure what that means. The short answer is yes, tech will experience a Trump effect but listen for the longer term effect and take a peek at the “Election and Technology” links below for more perspective.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson

Music: Blues Pour Jeanne by Ihor Shuhan Music under a CC by 3.0 License

The Podcast

Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

• Challenge for hot Minnesota tech sector: filling jobs


• Datalink Corp. will be acquired for $258 million by Insight Enterprises
  
  
  
  • Which top Datalink execs will stay (or go) after sale to Insight
  
  
  
  


• Jeweler R.F. Moeller spins out antique jewelry e-commerce startup


• Ciceron and Equals3 in AI Partnership


• Virtual Reality Arcade opens its first TC location in Vandalia Tower

Other Top Tech Stories

• Election and Technology
  
  
  
  • Trump’s Presidency Could Upend the Way Silicon Valley Works
  
  
  • Under Trump the future of Net Neutrality and broadband is uncertain
  
  
  • Donald Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for ‘Danger Zone’
  
  
  • Trump’s a disaster for online privacy. Here’s how to protect yours before it’s too late.
  
  
  • Read Tim Cook’s Email To Apple Employees After Donald Trump’s Election
  
  
  • Moving forward together: Our thoughts on the US election
  
  
  • Peter Thiel Said to Join Trump’s Presidential Transition Team
  
  
  
  


• Facebook
  
  
  
  • Zuckerberg: Fake news on Facebook affected election? That’s ‘crazy’ 
  
  
  • Facebook is telling everyone that they’re dead
  
  
  
  


• Twitter still might save Vine by selling it


• YouTube VR: A whole new way to watch… and create
  
  
  
  • Requires a Daydream-ready phone like Pixel and the new Daydream View headset and controller
  
  
  
  

Cool Thing of the Week

• Phil: Uncourage


• Tim: Narro turns your reading list into a podcast


• Steve: ProtonMail
  
  
  
  • Encrypted email service ProtonMail says new signups doubled after Trump win
  
  
  
  

Upcoming Events

• The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
  
  
  
  • The list as a Google spreadsheet
  
  
  • 32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016
  
  
  
  


• ProductCamp Twin Cities 2016, Nov. 12, 2016 9AM – 4PM, Worrell Design


• Gamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov. 18th, Bloomington


• MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017