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uCodeGirl: New Fargo program aims to get more women in tech

Bethlehem “Betty” Gronneberg was in Ethiopia the first time she laid hands on computer programming. It was an old IBM, black and white set-up, using floppy disks the size of…

Myriad Mobile installs massive century old bell to celebrate sales

A 500-pound cast iron bell has found a home at local mobile app developer startup Myriad Mobile’s Fargo headquarters. The team is using it to celebrate sales; one ring for…

Drones vs. video games: Why startup Dronesmith is targeting indie developers

Dronesmith Technologies, a Las Vegas based startup that’s involved with North Dakota’s burgeoning drone industry, wants to be the Unity of the drone industry. It’s an interesting thing to say,…

Meet the Captains: March 2016

It’s that time again to eat, drink and mingle with sweet folks at Startup Drinks! Including this line-up of Captains. Erik Hatch, Emily Swedberg, and Mike Dragosavich shared some of…

Meet Fargo's Abdur Chowdhury: On failure, success & positively buoyant submarines

Fargo native Abdur Chowdhury fails every day, he says. Every day. His track record certainly looks good, for that matter: former Chief Scientist at Twitter, former Chief Architect of AOL,…

How to make a homemade startup ecosystem

In the past few months, I’ve been to a couple retreats that gather startup community leaders and entrepreneurs together from around the country (I wrote about one here). At each…

Lynn Luckow returns home to present LikeMinded, crowdfunding for non-profits

Lynn Luckow is a lot more than his bow ties – and that’s saying something. The North Dakota native is former President and CEO of the Craigslist Foundation, and well-respected…

Corey Cliett: Fargo's newest indie game champion

When Detroit native Corey Cliett told his grandma he was moving to Fargo, North Dakota, she asked him this: “Are you sure?” He said yes. “Then go,” she said. And…

Fargo native develops male fertility tracking device

In a world where the subject of infertility centers around women, Fargo native Greg Sommer is pointing the attention towards the other half of the equation with a new male…