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He lost his website to the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, but diehard fan stands by his tech idea

Michael Wienckowski was raised in Green Bay, Wisc., and has been a Green Bay Packers fan his entire life. His grandfather helped build Lambeau Field, and Wienckowski built a Packers-themed bar in his garage. When the idea to set up his own IT consulting business arose, the football fan thought it made good sense to pay homage to the place where he loves to live, so he chose TitleTown Tech as a company name, in a nod to Green Bay and the Packers’ many championships. PREVIOUSLY: Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets, tablets… Read More

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Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets and tablets

A family of Green Bay Packers fans sitting on a website domain name — which they offered to give up in exchange for cash, lifetime season tickets, and Microsoft Surface Pro tablets — have come out on the losing end of a dispute with the NFL franchise and the tech giant. NEW STORY: Michael Wienckowski lost his website to the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, but the diehard fan stands by his tech idea The domain TitletownTech.com was of particular interest to the Packers and Microsoft last fall after they entered into a unique partnership to bring a technological and economic… Read More

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Microsoft and Green Bay Packers team up to create new tech hub near Lambeau Field

Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers are teaming up for a unique partnership designed to spur innovation and economic growth across Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. The tech giant and NFL franchise today announced TitletownTech, a new hub located at the Packers’ Titletown District near Lambeau Field that will open next fall and serve home to an accelerator and lab space for companies and entrepreneurs. Startups that join the accelerator will spend 18 weeks in the program and have access to a venture capital fund supported by both Microsoft and the Packers, which are each committing $5 million to TitletownTech over the… Read More

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