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Locals plan website to teach people "How the F" you do life skills

The name of the team had the judges of Women’s Startup Weekend chuckling before they even heard the pitch. Team “How the F”, lead by Hannah Savoy, took first place…

Brains and bacteria: NDSU student takes a closer look

Bacteria get a bad rep, according to North Dakota State University grad student Manpreet “Matt” Bains. People often think of bacteria as negative or gross. In reality, Bains’ study of…

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…

Delving into virtual reality with Mantis Digital Arts

Today’s guest post comes from Sam Stauffer, who currently works at Mantis Digital Arts in Brookings, South Dakota. Mantis is a game studio dedicated to creating educational and immersive games…

This Bemidji startup is making landlines mobile

It’s a simple concept, really; transferring your home phone number so that it connects directly to your mobile phone. This is the basis for OurOldNumber.com, a company Jeff Swenson recently…

Month in Review: March 2016

It’s been a wild month! The events and projects that emerged are about as diverse as the weather these past weeks. Here’s your monthly breakdown of the past 31 days…

The Coffee Craft: Stumbeano's quest for the perfect brew

Greg Stumbo is a coffee artist. Ever since he began brewing in his home over fifteen years ago, he fell in love with the science behind the brew, and the…

Kari Block: Starting a business, ignoring the haters & inspiring women

Kari Warberg Block followed her father’s footsteps in becoming an entrepreneur; but they didn’t always agree. For instance, as an entomologist, her father loved bugs. Kari grew up to create…

Smart schools, smart state: Interview with Chancellor Mark Hagerott

Mark Hagerott’s resume reads like a sci-fi novel. Before being named Chancellor of the North Dakota University System (NDUS) in April of 2015, he lead a panel called “Autonomy and…

Space tech in Fargo: SatShot channels satellite imagery worldwide

Not far from the bustle of downtown Fargo, two multi-million dollar receiving stations sit on a farm gathering data from space. Lanny Faleide can see them from his window, the…