--- title: Introducing our first event – Beta.MN 1.0 description: Introducing our first event – Beta.MN 1.0 --- Close - Programs - [Twin Cities Startup Week](https://www.tcstartupweek.com/) - [Accelerator](https://www.beta.mn/join-a-cohort) - [Showcase](https://www.beta.mn/programs-showcase) - [Portfolio](https://www.beta.mn/portfolio) - [Partners](https://www.beta.mn/our-partners) - [Get Involved](https://www.beta.mn/how-to-help) - [Donate Now](https://donate.stripe.com/4gw9CLfHN5GN0RW144) [![Primary\_DkGray-Orange](https://blog.beta.mn/hs-fs/hubfs/Beta%20Logos/Primary_DkGray-Orange.png?width=200&height=50&name=Primary_DkGray-Orange.png)](https://blog.beta.mn/) [![BETA Logo-1](https://blog.beta.mn/hs-fs/hubfs/BETA%20Logo-1.png?width=200&height=50&name=BETA%20Logo-1.png)](https://blog.beta.mn/) - Programs - [Twin Cities Startup Week](https://www.tcstartupweek.com/) - [Accelerator](https://www.beta.mn/join-a-cohort) - [Showcase](https://www.beta.mn/programs-showcase) - [Portfolio](https://www.beta.mn/portfolio) - [Partners](https://www.beta.mn/our-partners) - [Get Involved](https://www.beta.mn/how-to-help) - [Donate Now](https://donate.stripe.com/4gw9CLfHN5GN0RW144) [Reed Robinson](https://blog.beta.mn/author/reed-robinson) Nov 25, 2013, 10:48:00 PM 3 min read # Introducing our first event – Beta.MN 1.0 [Next Post](https://blog.beta.mn/tickets-now-available) Halfway through [a recent tech event](http://minnestar.org/minnedemo/) I found myself meandering through the lobby looking for a bathroom, and my next beer. As I ventured back to the presentations, I ran into a former professor who introduced me to a contact of his – Kate. Kate was humble, well spoken and had a good sense of humor; needless to say I missed the other presentations. After mutually “geeking out” over a shared start-up concept, Kate and I exchanged emails, planning to meet up to continue the conversation. ![Morphology How to Play](https://blog.beta.mn/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2013-11-25-at-10_11_54-PM.png?width=429&height=150&name=Screen-Shot-2013-11-25-at-10_11_54-PM.png "Morphology - How to Play") Morphology - How to Play A week before we got together, I discovered that Kate was the inventor of my favorite board game – [Morphology](http://www.morphologygames.com/); something she had never mentioned. I was about to have a beer with a personal celebrity!   Although one of a kind, Kate is not the area’s only undercover innovator; in fact she’s far from it. The Twin Cities is full of bright, passionate people, like Kate, who love to shirk the status quo, and Beta.MN would like to introduce you to them. [Beta.MN events](https://www.beta.mn/event/) are designed to bring attention to the area’s undiscovered up-and-comers. Bucking formal presentations, [Beta.MN start-ups](https://www.beta.mn/startups/) demo their ideas in an accessible, one-to-one format, a lot like a science fair, but with more booze. The events are also a place for entrepreneurs, hackers, artists, investors, teachers and students to get to know each other in a comfortable, agenda-less setting. ![Day Block Beers](https://blog.beta.mn/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Day_Block_Brewing.jpg?width=617&height=236&name=Day_Block_Brewing.jpg) Day Block Brews As we finalize the details of our first event, we ask for your continued enthusiasm and a bit of patience. In exchange, we promise to host a meaningful event, with [good beer](http://www.dayblockbrewing.com/) and access to local start-ups, all in an atmosphere conducive for getting to know the Twin Cities’ most interesting people, like Kate. ## RELATED ARTICLES ##### [Reed Robinson Jan 5, 2014, 8:10:25 PM 2 min read Here we go! Beta.MN 1.0 tickets, now available Say, what are you doin' January 30th? How about joining me and 200+ of your closest entrepreneurial friends for the first ever ... Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/tickets-now-available) ##### [Reed Robinson Jul 12, 2014, 5:04:24 PM 2 min read Beta.MN 1.5 Hosts Twin Cities Startup Week Kickoff Party Earlier this year Beta.MN hosted its first event – 1.0 – at the Day Block Brewery. If you missed it, you missed 300+ tech ... Start Reading](https://blog.beta.mn/betamn1point5) ##### [Reed Robinson May 13, 2015, 9:00:22 AM 2 min read Beta.MN 2.0 Survival Guide Beta.MN 2.0 is almost here! 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