Posts Tagged ‘North Dakota’
The varying value of virtual reality
When in the realm of virtual reality, you kinda look like an idiot. There you are, sitting in an armchair, hands slightly raised grasping at nothing, with a giant clunky…
Read MoreRenewable coffee cup made from coffee launched by c2renew
Your morning cup o’ joe may never be the same, thanks to local biocomposite material designer c2renew. This morning at 1 Million Cups, c2renew co-founder Corey Kratcha released their first…
Read MoreFargo 3D Printing plants a stake in multi-billion dollar industry
A little over a year ago, Jake Clark and John Schneider decided to go into 3D printing for two reasons; they’re both “a little geeky,” they said, and they saw…
Read MoreNeil Blanchard is Fargo's startup doctor for finding hidden profits
His work is hard to describe. Neil Blanchard, a former engineer of 20 years turned entrepreneur, sat down with me to talk about his new business of “finding hidden profits”…
Read MoreFargo vending machine lets you buy candy (and art!) from your phone
Dirk Monson and Jordan Nelson never imagined their reconstructed vending machine, a Wi-fi connected Snackshop 4000 that takes candy orders through a mobile app, would ever be more than a…
Read MoreWhat the latest Internet Neutrality proposal means for startups
On Wednesday, the latest Internet Neutrality proposal from the Federal Communication Commission‘s Chairman Tom Wheeler was released on Wired.com. It states some of the strongest open-Internet protection ever proposed. Wheeler’s…
Read MoreBe Bold Conference introduces high schoolers to Fargo's startup scene
Recognize these girls? They’re the ones from Fargo South High School, and are probably some of the biggest (and youngest) cheerleaders for Fargo’s entrepreneurial scene. We wrote a few months…
Read MoreVine Rangers shows Fargo a new way to farm
By the end of this year, local farmers of specialty crops like sugar beets could be farming in an entirely new fashion. A new fleet of of drones from Vine…
Read More12-year old boy's mobile app could be a game-changer. Literally.
Taking the stage at 1 Million Cups this week shouldn’t be too daunting for 12-year-old Joshua Boen – after all, he’s already presented his inventive mobile app to Microsoft and…
Read MoreEmerging Prairie's January in Review
If the rest of 2015 is like this first month, we are in for an extraordinary year. January was a month of breaking records, getting connected, and celebration- often with…
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