Month: November 2014
A Fargo Thanksgiving
By Marisa Jackels
The turkey has been gobbled up, the last slice of pumpkin pie divvied and shared, and the rest is now stocking up the fridge for those beloved Thanksgiving leftovers that…
Minneapolis startup Buzzcut expands to Fargo
By Marisa Jackels
A Minneapolis-based startup called Buzzcut is coming to Fargo, and it claims to make big changes to the nightlife experience. Buzzcut’s co-founder and president, Joseph Taralson, presented at today’s 1…
Aerobotic Innovations is now Botlink
By Marisa Jackels
The Fargo-based startup formerly known as Aerobotic Innovations is changing their name to Botlink. Botlink was originally just the name of the application they are building, which is a cloud-connected…
1MC Re-cap: How entrepreneurs can utilize a university
By Marisa Jackels
Last week’s 1 Million Cups was different from the rest in a few ways. As opposed to the usual tech-related content, the event kicked off by showing a video from…
4 teenage girls bring passion for entrepreneurship to Fargo South High
By Marisa Jackels
Entrepreneurship might be the farthest thing from your mind when seeing the average teenager today – who usually appear preoccupied with taking triple-chin Snapchats or composing clever captions for Instagram.…
Apple Pay in Fargo
By Marisa Jackels
One month ago today, Apple released Apple Pay – a slick, plastic-free way to pay using the latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. In that month people have been raving…
Midcontinent Communications to offer gigabit Internet in North Dakota
By Marisa Jackels
North Dakota is being kept up to speed quite literally, with the help of Midcontinent Communications Gigabit Frontier Initiative. In a press release on Monday, November 17, Midcontinent announced that…
President of NDSU to speak at 1 Million Cups
By Marisa Jackels
The President of North Dakota State University, Dr. Dean Bresciani, is hitting the stage at 1 Million Cups on Wednesday, November 19, to talk about the role of a university…
7 ways to avoid fraud for the holidays, and save yourself a million bucks
By Marisa Jackels
Did you know 5% of all revenues are lost annually as a result of fraud? That’s right, in just 2014, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) reported that the…
Bringing safety to the skies: How North Dakota could own the drone industry
By Marisa Jackels
While Fargo-based Aerobotic CEO Shawn Muehler was speaking at 1 Million Cups Wednesday morning about drone safety, the Associated Press was publishing an article about the exact same thing. The…