Marisa Jackels

BuzzFeed's Jesse Shapins' pro tips on creating stellar apps

Many moons ago, Jesse Shapins took the stage at the Fargo Theatre sporting a scribbly white blazer, red-rimmed glasses, and an explosion of hair from his chin. He shared with…

North Dakota ranked in top 5 states for highest startup activity

North Dakota ranks in the top five states for highest startup activity, according to the 2015 Kauffman Index: Startup Activity. The annual analysis measures the rate of new entrepreneurs, opportunity…

Congressman Cramer meets with local entrepreneurs for National Startup Day

Amidst the graffitied rooms of the Prairie Den, Congressman Kevin Cramer met yesterday with local entrepreneurs to discuss the startup economy. Cramer, who has been a U.S. Representative for North…

3Dom USA and c2renew release first filament made from coffee

Local filament manufacturer 3Dom USA released a 3D printing filament today that is the first of its kind. They call it Wound Up, and it is the first filament on…

State of Technology conference next week announces killer lineup

Next Wednesday, on August 26, Senator John Hoeven and The Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce are hosting the State of Technology 2015 conference as a way to highlight local tech…

Intelligent InSites CTO Trevor Gruby moves to Senior Manager at Amazon

After eleven years of building Intelligent InSites, former Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Trevor Gruby has moved on to a position as senior manager of software development engineering at Amazon.…

Mason City conference features social media masters

Social media is a powerful tool. Whether you’re snappin’ on Snapchat or laying down filters on Insta, these outlets have a widespread and powerful reach for your company. But as…

Meet the Captains: Taylor Paluck, CoSchedule

This month’s Startup Drinks is sponsored by CoSchedule. Maybe you heard of them when they were selected to present at Google’s Demo Day, or recently when their co-founders – Justin…

Meet the Captains: Dave Binkard, PODS Game Design

It’s the evening of August 18. About 5:30 PM. Where are you? Strolling into the Prairie Den for Startup Drinks. That’s right, our party-of-the-month is back, and sponsored by CoSchedule!…

Scott Brusven joins Emerging Prairie team

Emerging Prairie is proud to announce that Scott Brusven will be joining our team as Director of Partnerships and Events. He’s been a staple part of the 1 Million Cups…