This Wednesday, July 14, is the Cold Start Happy Hour. We're meeting at the Bulldog NE at 7pm. Grab a beer and talk with other founders and entrepreneurs about what you're working on. For more info: http://coldstart.tumblr.com/

I am launching a new startup dedicated to what Silicon Valley calls "Flyover Country" and have a meetup in Minneapolis Aug. 9th: http://flyovergeeksminnesota.eventbrite.com/

use the code "twit5mn" for $5 off- FG is dedicated to all the entrepreneurs and startups that lie outside Silicon Valley. You can reach me: Edward.Domain[AT]gmail[DOT]com

I bet I could get us into CoCo (The coworking spot in St Paul) if we wanted it.

Either way, count me in. Ill watch this thread, and drop you a line

Update: The first Minneapolis meetup will be on Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm at the 5-8 Club.

Map and details can be seen at link below:

http://litlift.com/minneapolis-hacker-news-meetup

Just a quick update, about 10 people have already emailed me, so if you're interested let me know, so that if I have to find us a conference room somewhere I'll have time to do it.

A conference room sounds awkward, why not a bar?

Definitely agree. There's got to be a few bars or restaurants in the MPLS area that can hold a party of 20-30. Way back when drunkenbatman was ruling the blogs, they had a 300-man meetup in Chicago.

Yes please! I'm in town visiting from Seattle until the end of the month. A bar is preferable to a cafe or conference room, imho.

Im interested. I travel to msp every week Monday - Thursday so I could do a mid-week meet-up

Currently I'm checking with people to see if sometime later next week would work for people?

Right now I'm thinking we meet at a starbucks or a caribou, unless we get a lot of people and then I'll find a conference room somewhere.

Send me an email and I'll add you to the list I'm compiling.

I'd be interested. Maybe start a small Google Group to organize it...?

I'm interested - depending on the date, I can probably make it.

Yes! Count me in.

Edit: I live in White Bear Lake; work in Shoreview.

I always thought I was the only HN reader in WBL. But now you are, since I've moved to Boulder.

I'm in Omaha, but may be willing to pop up for this.

Of course, I just moved away from the Twin Cities.

I'm interested. I'll keep my eye on the thread.

I've already got a couple of emails, so if you want to send me yours I'll send out a message out to the list here in a few hours to start discussing when and where.

Very interested but alas, I'm 6 hours away. :(

Sounds cool. Anyone else in the Eagan area?

I think that at least one other person I've gotten an email from is in the Eagan area, and I work in the South Saint Paul area. Hope that helps.

That was probably me, if the message was sent at 10:18.

I work in Eagan, but live in MPLS.

Ditto--work in Eagan, live in South Minneapolis.

Anybody else working for Thomson?

Maybe :)

Email is in my profile. Drop me a line.

I'm in. Will be watching this thread.

Awesome - keep me posted.