Startup Digest Fargo - Issue #50

Congrats to Moorhead startup Trimyxs in placing first in the West Central MN Trailblazer Challenge pitch event. We’ll be rooting for you in the MN Cup competition and be watching for the public launch of your product soon.

This video does a great job of representing the help & value of using Small Business Development Centers (NDSBDC). They are probably my #1 referral when sharing resources to entrepreneurs. Also, this also features local entrepreneur Ray Berry of OmniByte, who is an excellent advocate for other entrepreneurs & the regional scene.

This 10-Week Lean Startup Program is designed to be FREE to all entrepreneurs and soon-to-be-entrepreneurs of West Central MN + Fargo, ND area. They recently moved the cohort date to 5/12-7/14. This is a great program to put some serious thought to your business or idea.

Seed funding is the first official round of funding that a startup founder pursues. Learn more about this stage and subsequent funding series in this article.

This link to Forge North’s calendar page is a good way to plug into the Minnesota startup community by attending events hosted in Minneapolis - St Paul or online. Tip - it’s easier to quickly view if you select the Calendar View in the top right corner of the event listings.

Want to inspire, engage, and motivate? Take a page from the creators of ‘South Park’ and ‘Book of Mormon.’

In this online training, you will learn about the research behind the entrepreneurial mindset as well as the best tools to facilitate and encourage entrepreneurial behavior in the classroom, organization, and community.  Live weekly Zoom sessions that will use a mix of recorded presentations, small group & individual activities, discussions, and experiential, problem-based learning taking you through an Opportunity Discovery Process to solve real time issues with your peers.