Month: July 2015
Emerging Prairie's July in Review
By Marisa Jackels
This month, much of the activity revolved around one of Fargo’s biggest events of the year: TEDxFargo, held on July 23. In fact, we might even start calling August the…
WE Fest is retaining more employees with Clifton Labs wristbands
By Marisa Jackels
If you were planning to get into WE Fest as an employee this year and then ditch to watch the show, think again – Fargo-based software company Clifton Labs has…
TBEG grant rebrands as Innovate ND
By Marisa Jackels
Innovate ND is now the only way for entrepreneurs to get state funding from North Dakota. In an effort to streamline the process of getting state funding to entrepreneurs, what…
TEDxFargo 2015 rocks the house and raises the bar
By Marisa Jackels
Three years ago, the coordinators of TEDxFargo stood on assembled pallet wood in Ecce Art Gallery with around 100 people in the audience. Last Thursday, July 23, this year’s organizers…
PODS Game Design offers classes for young game-makers
By Marisa Jackels
Dave Binkard’s love for video games started with the old classics: Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt on Nintendo, Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis. Then came Chrono Trigger and…
Fargo's first 24-hour Game Jam is big success
By Marisa Jackels
Last weekend from July 17-18, while knife-juggling street performers and funnel cake vendors filled the streets below for Street Fair, three teams of gamers were hard at work at the…
Uber brings ice cream on demand to Fargo
By Marisa Jackels
It’s not often that the push of a button summons a tricycle-riding man bearing peanut butter ice cream. But this Friday, July 24, is Uber’s third annual ice cream on…
Meet the Captains: Joe Burgum, Fargo champ
By Marisa Jackels
He organized a vibrant celebration of local art with Alley Fair, was highly influential in bringing Uber to Fargo, recently launched a farmers market in downtown Fargo, and is an…
TEDxFargo: Why does it matter?
By Marisa Jackels
The work that goes into TEDxFargo each year is astounding. This year, there are about 30 people on the TEDxFargo planning committee. Thirty dedicated, tireless, wonderfully crazy people. They started…
Meet the Captains: Martin Olsen, eOne Solutions
By Marisa Jackels
You may have seen him speak at 1 Million Cups, but this Aussie is back to join us as a Startup Drinks Captain tomorrow night. Martin Olsen is the founder…