Emergingprairie

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…

Startup marketing tips from Alec Winmill

Today’s guest post on startup marketing tips is by Alec Winmill, VP of Marketing and Communications at the Fargo-based drone startup, Botlink. This is the first in a three-part series…

Live Job Board: July 5, 2015

Looking for a job? Below are announcements from our most recent Live Job Board, held every first Wednesday of the month at our weekly 1 Million Cups event! Discovery Benefits…

The Dakotas represent at first-ever White House Demo Day

Today, August 4, 2015, the White House held its first Demo Day, a special showcase created by President Obama to highlight American entrepreneurs and their individual success stories. Drew Spooner…

Why techies should all be softies

[Today’s post comes from David Batcheller, President and COO at Fargo-based electronic manufacturing company Appareo Systems. He also started The Speaker’s Bureau, which brings professionals into classrooms. Recently, David spoke…

Emerging Prairie co-founder Greg Tehven to lead organization

Emerging Prairie co-founder Greg Tehven has officially accepted the executive leadership role within the organization. He will lead Emerging Prairie on its mission to connect and celebrate the entrepreneurial ecosystem,…

Why Fargo is a prime location for the gaming industry

Part 2 of CJ Shnase’s post on his experiences with the Game Developers Conference 2015. Read Part 1. After returning from the Game Developer Conference (GDC), a lot of people…