Month: November 2015

In the past few months, I’ve been to a couple retreats that gather startup community leaders and entrepreneurs together from around the country (I wrote about one here). At each…

Every once in a while it’s important to pause, look back and celebrate. That’s what Fargo’s last 1 Million Cups of 2015 was all about. At the Nov. 25 event,…

At this month’s DroneFocus meeting, special guest Sen. John Hoeven commended participants for their work in the field and discussed his hopes for the future of drone technology. On Nov.…

Doug Burgum has numerous speaking gigs around the country each year, but there is often a common denominator. Big bold letters fill the first slide, spelling one word: Gratitude. “It…

Lynn Luckow is a lot more than his bow ties – and that’s saying something. The North Dakota native is former President and CEO of the Craigslist Foundation, and well-respected…

When Detroit native Corey Cliett told his grandma he was moving to Fargo, North Dakota, she asked him this: “Are you sure?” He said yes. “Then go,” she said. And…

Last week, Pay Pal named Fargo the fastest growing city for small and medium online markets in the U.S. But for some local e-commerce leaders, it’s not Pay Pal they…

The word “entrepreneur” meant very little to me a year ago. I was a recent college grad, fresh out of a year living in France, with no concept of the…

“A lot of my friends don’t really know what computer science is,” says Allison Inman to me over the phone. Allison, or “Alli”, is a 17-year-old senior at West Fargo…

The “college experience,” is an amazing thing. Why else would people pay up to $50,000 a year for close living quarters in tiny rooms and crappy cafeteria food? But after…