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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…

Don't let email take over your life

Sam Jacobs is an accountant and Excel enthusiast, who has recently held a fascination with email management. As a consultant with many different clients, Sam gets an average of about…

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…

5 practical steps towards privacy and security for entrepreneurs

Today’s guest post is by Darren Leno, CEO of Encryptomatic LLC, and Lockbin.com, a company that helps professionals communicate securely and easily with their patients and clients. He is a…

5 things Kickstarter taught me

Jackson Ridl is an intern at Emerging Prairie, and successfully launched the Enchanted Highway Kickstarter campaign this summer. He is currently working on a project to create a Fargo flag.…

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…

Fargo-made app Kycker uses iBeacon for hyper-local communication

Like passing around a soccer ball, a new made-in-Fargo app called Kycker allows you to “kick” messages and photos to anyone around you within a 200 foot radius. The hyper-local…