Marisa Jackels

Winners of North Dakota Women's Startup Weekend 2016

The third annual North Dakota Women’s Startup Weekend turned out another handful of early stage startups once again. Four teams pitched and built on their ideas over the course of…

Concordia officially brings back computer science major

Concordia College has officially announced that they are bringing back a computer science major. The major has concentrations in computing and data analytics. Students can begin declaring the major this…

Meet the Captains: Startup Drinks April 2016

Meet our Startup Drinks captains for our April 26 event, powered by Heat Transfer Warehouse! These people are the hosts and hostesses with the most and mostesses. Personal favorite part…

A whole new world: Playing with 360 cameras

I was entirely unprepared for what happened after clicking what looked like a normal video. Sure, the caption stated it plain and clear: “We spent some time over the weekend…

An interview with Startup Weekend guru Michael Norton

Name + Nickname: Michael Norton + @TheRedHype Tagline: Actually Pretty Legit Hometown: Seattle // San Diego Current location: American Airlines EP: What are you currently doing with your life? (Ah…a…

Local startup founder launches video series: Sharing Startups

Brett Knutson creates things that he wants to exist. He created the Hive app a few years ago, because he wanted a social platform to help people meet and hang…

The Guru of Geek on mobile apps, 360 cameras and TVs with ears

Marlo Anderson, also known as the Guru of Geek, is a tech whiz and host of the Tech Ranch radio show. He’s the founder of Zoovio Inc, which allows users…

What it's like riding Ludicrous mode in the Tesla Model X

With the Tesla Model 3 releasing last month at a starting rate of $35,000, a future of gasoline-free cars has become a tangible reality. Tangible enough that a handful of…

Arthur Ventures hires fifth active investor, Ryan Kruizenga

Fargo-based venture capital firm Arthur Ventures announced this week that they have expanded their team with the addition of a new partner, Ryan Kruizenga. Kruizenga is coming directly from nearly…

Mari Baker: Lessons from a Silicon Valley exec, a techie, a woman

Mari Baker, the keynote at this year’s North Dakota Women’s Startup Weekend, remembers walking into conferences as a CEO in Silicon Valley and being able to count the number of…