Month: October 2014
Start Bismarck follows Fargo's lead
By Marisa Jackels
It’s not often that an announcement of someone quitting their job is met with resounding applause. And yet that is what happened at a recent 1 Million Cups Bismarck when…
CoCo Fargo builds their CoCommunity
By Marisa Jackels
CoCo Fargo is continuing to build and grow their community through some upcoming events, kicking it off last night with a Halloween Happy Hour for members and guests.Community manager Rachel…
Re-inventing takeout with Z!ng
By Marisa Jackels
Boil pasta. Heat sauce. Assemble. That’s all it takes to make the sun dried tomato mac n’ cheese offered on Z!ng‘s menu, a dish which is the personal favorite of…
1 Million Cups re-cap: The Internet of Things
By Marisa Jackels
The Internet of Things is a game-changer, as Alex Warner told us at 1 Million Cups last Wednesday. Forbes’ claims it will change your workday in 2020, and Gigaom calls…
Bloomberg features Fargo the city, not the movie
By Marisa Jackels
This morning Bloomberg released an article and a video featuring our very own home turf of Fargo, North Dakota. The article highlights the fact that Fargo has the fourth fastest…
5 reasons you don't want to miss Startup Drinks
By Marisa Jackels
For over a year Emerging Prairie has sought to gather the community together in casual settings to eat, drink, and be merry. Startup Drinks, or SUDs, has gone from being…
NDSU Innovation Pitch opens door to fresh ideas
By Marisa Jackels
It’s really late on a Saturday night. You’ve been out with friends, and now you’re hungry. You look around to the local food joints – Sweeto Burrito’s got a line…
Get "recharged" at 1 Million Cups
By Marisa Jackels
Last week at 1 Million Cups, we heard from Edie Ramstad of Weave Got Maille, who reaffirmed the value of our weekly gatherings at The Stage at Island Park. Two…
CoSchedule reaches 2000 customers
By Marisa Jackels
After only one year of business, Bismarck-based company CoSchedule has reached 2000 customers as of last week! CoSchedule, which was founded in September 2013 by Garrett Moon and Justin Walsh,…
NDSU offers big bucks for student innovators
By Marisa Jackels
ide·ate : to form an idea NDSU is calling its students to ideate. But taking action on those ideas can be tough. All too often, a brilliant idea is stifled…