Month: September 2015
Billion dollar software company Atlassian files for U.S. IPO
By Marisa Jackels
Australian software company Atlassian, a company valued at over $3 billion privately, has filed for an initial public offering this year in the United States according to Wall Street Journal.…
Local video game On My Own to hit Xbox One
By Marisa Jackels
Earlier this year, we started following the trail of Fargo-made video game On My Own as they gained popularity around the world. Now, less than a year after its release,…
North Dakota Mayors get behind-the-scenes of Fargo's startup community
By Marisa Jackels
Mayors from across North Dakota gathered in Fargo on September 24, for the first ever Mayor’s Summit for Entrepreneurship, to get an indepth look at the make-up of Fargo’s entrepreneurial…
Fargo to represent startup boom in upcoming book
By Marisa Jackels
Fargo is one of ten cities that will be featured in an upcoming book by the Kauffman Foundation, exploring a nationwide resurgence of startup activity. The book, titled Startup Fever,…
Local entrepreneur creates "Keurig for baby formula"
By Marisa Jackels
Nikki Lamb was holding her 3 month old son and trying to make formula for him as he fussed and cried. Her husband asked her a question, and when she…
Avoid drunk drivers and mosquitoes: Civic hackathon solves real city problems
By Marisa Jackels
The 36-hour hackathon was halfway over. It was 11 PM on Saturday, and Brian Pattison wanted a beer. He left the Prairie Den, where other hackers were busy sifting through…
Mixing oil with tech: Why Fargo is needed in the Bakken
By Marisa Jackels
Calling in the techies. We need you at the front. Yesterday afternoon on September 21, leaders in the North Dakota oil and tech industry gathered at the Fargo Theatre to…
Beyond the bobblehead: Wisdom from FargoConnect
By Marisa Jackels
From the moment we were welcomed by an escort of tri-college mascots (I got the Bison) to the final clap of the thunderstick at the last applause, FargoConnect offered up…
Most Likely To Succeed documentary kicks off national tour in Fargo
By Marisa Jackels
There were many questions from the 600 people who came to watch Most Likely To Succeed last night at the Fargo Theatre. But the one which the film’s producer and…
Ghana to Fargo: Arday's story
By Marisa Jackels
Twenty-five bucks. That’s what Arday Ardayfio had when he landed in Fargo-Moorhead after leaving his hometown of Accra, Ghana. It was 1998 and he had come to America to study…