A Minnesota Podcast · StealthMode Network
Dan Mallin on building company after company in Minnesota.
The Minnesota podcast for founder stories. Coming soon: a conversation with the co-founder of Imaginet, Spot Buy Spot, Magnet 360 and Lucy and the MN Cup, now leading Equals 3.
StealthMode Network · Founder stories from Minnesota and the Midwest
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Dan Mallin
Founder & CEO, Equals 3 · Co-founder, MN Cup
What it takes to build in Minnesota
with Dan Mallin
Dan Mallin has co-founded Imaginet, Spot Buy Spot, Magnet 360 and Lucy, and with Scott Litman he started the MN Cup, the state's largest startup competition. Today he leads Equals 3. In this conversation: how great companies get built, what founders can learn from someone who has done it more than once, and where the Minnesota startup scene goes from here.
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About the Network
The Minnesota podcast where the best business stories are told by the people who lived them.
Founders first
Real stories from people who started something — the wins, the near-misses, and what they'd do differently.
Rooted in the Midwest
Minnesota and the Midwest are full of companies worth knowing. We go where the builders are, from the Twin Cities to the North Shore.
Honest and unhurried
Long, thoughtful conversations on camera. No hype, no soundbites — just people talking about the work.
Questions
About the Minnesota podcast
What is StealthMode Network?+
StealthMode Network is a Minnesota podcast. It is a video podcast network featuring long, honest conversations with the founders, operators, and builders of Minnesota and the Midwest.
Where can I watch the Minnesota podcast StealthMode Network?+
Every episode is published on the StealthMode Network YouTube channel. Subscribe there to get new conversations as they are released.
Who has been a guest on StealthMode Network?+
Guests so far include Nobel Prize-winning physicist John Martinis of QoLab and Windom Shields, founder and CEO of geNH3. Minnesota entrepreneur Dan Mallin, co-founder of Imaginet, Spot Buy Spot, Magnet 360 and Lucy, and co-founder of the MN Cup, is coming soon.
What topics does the podcast cover?+
Founder stories, building companies, and the startup scene in Minnesota and the Midwest, along with conversations about science and technology such as energy, quantum computing, biotech, space, and AI.
How can my business sponsor the podcast?+
Email team@stealthmode.network, or use the Become a sponsor button on this page. We partner with a small number of sponsors who want to reach founders and business-minded viewers across Minnesota and the Midwest.
Partner with us
Put your name next to the stories Minnesota wants to hear.
We work with a small number of sponsors who want to reach founders, operators, and business-minded viewers across Minnesota and the Midwest.
A regional audience
Viewers who care about Minnesota and Midwest business, startups, and the people behind them.
Long-form, on camera
Full-length video conversations that live on YouTube, so your message sits inside real stories instead of being skipped.
Founders and operators
Guests and viewers who build, hire, and buy — a good fit for banks, law firms, software, and local business services.
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New conversations land on the StealthMode Network channel.