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Meet the Captains: Amanda Hanson

Our fifth and second-to-last Startup Drinks Captain for May 19 is Amanda Hanson, a Mobile Strategist at Myriad Mobile. Unfortunately, our friend Peter Schott (otherwise known as Vader Dad) had…

Meet the Captains: James "Jim" Bastian

 Startup Drinks is TONIGHT! Get excited. We have a few more Captains that we’re able to present today, starting off with the incredible James “Jim” Bastian. A few weeks ago,…

MisFix offers troubleshooting training geared for women

For team MisFix, a workshop program and app designed to train women in do-it-yourself troubleshooting, work didn’t end after the 54-hour Women’s Startup Weekend and a second place winning. In…

Signs of Progress: Why Uber in Fargo means more than just faster rides

If you’ve been following our website, Twitter or Facebook lately, you’ve seen all the Uber hype. When the rideshare app announced this past weekend that they would be launching in…

Tech Problem-Solver Lunch gets techies talkin'

If someone poked their head into the large conference room at CoCo last Friday, they would have heard lingo like this: “We did a feature test in Cucumber. You guys…

Emerging Prairie welcomes new program director Annie Wood

There’s a new face joining the Emerging Prairie staff, and already she’s bringing energy and spunk to the team. Introducing Annie Wood, Emerging Prairie’s new Director of Community Programs! Annie…

Meet the Captains: Alayna Holkesvig

Meet the Captains, numero three! We’ve met Peter and Lydia. Now it’s time to introduce our third Startup Drinks Captain, Alayna Holkesvig. She co-runs a DJ business with her mom,…

Myriad Mobile co-founders receive NDSU Horizon Award

On May 6, Myriad Mobile co-founders Jake Joraanstad and Ryan Raguse were awarded the North Dakota State University Horizon Award, one of the highest awards given to NDSU alumni. The…

Meet the Captains: Lydia Gilbertson

Startup Drinks is 8 days away! You’ve met Drink Captain #1 Peter Schott. Now we bring you Drink Captain #2, Lydia Gilbertson. Lydia is a Web Editor at Spotlight Media,…

Uber comes to Fargo: the untold story

UBER IS HERE. At long last, Uber, a private car rideshare company based in San Francisco, has announced that they are launching in North Dakota, starting right here in Fargo…