Month: June 2015

Those who know Drew Spooner aren’t likely to forget him anytime soon. Ask them to describe the 23-year-old Fargo native, and the responses vary across the board – brilliant, funny,…

There’s a mantra heard often around Emerging Prairie’s offices. It’s something our co-founder, Greg Tehven likes to say: “If a tree is planted and the community doesn’t want it, they…

“Who here doesn’t have peanut butter in their kitchen?” asks Jeremiah Utecht from the stage at 1 Million Cups Fargo, on June 17. “And is it because you have a…

Fargo’s tech startup scene is growing, no doubt about it, but the city is also home to some mega-giants in the tech industry that are also seeing some growth. Recently,…

An engineering team out of North Dakota State University landed one of ten inaugral OZY Genius awards with their design for a more affordable 3D printed prosthetic arm. Their design,…

From being crowned homecoming king at Conocordia College to breaking Guinness World Records for most pancakes served in a given time (35,000 in 8 hours), Arday Ardayfio has no shortage…

This week at 1 Million Cups we’re hearing from a man who gave up the beaches of Australia to run a software development company in Fargo. Martin Olsen, a native…

Rather than studying theoretical business models as usual, Dr. Chanchai Tangpong’s business class at North Dakota State University partnered with Emerging Prairie to use real Fargo startups for their capstone…

A few weeks ago, LeadPages CEO and co-founder Clay Collins came to Fargo and spoke about company culture at Arthur Ventures’ Cultivate.you event. Yesterday, he announced that the Minneapolis-based startup…

It’s official. Emerging Prairie is launching a new coworking space in Fargo, as we announced this morning, June 17, at 1 Million Cups. By community vote, the space has been…