Northern Ground

Coding curious? Casual coder? Coder classic? All are welcome Wednesday, May 13th. Doors open @5:30. DM for the invite link. A lot of change in our space right now so no better time to stick together. Super chill night to make some new connections. And, always some Devs here looking for new gigs so employers and cool recruiters are welcome to introduce themselves. Come out!

We got super lucky but many didn’t. As cleanup continues this is a reminder to give extra support to some of our neighborhood favorites like Even if they didn’t flood, people see the feed and think they can’t come down, so send some business their way. More rain on the way tomorrow ffs and no where for it to go. Let’s hope reports are wrong. 😑

A Jenni appreciation post! You know what to do!

Let’s run it back next Friday. If the sign is out on 2nd St. we’ll be open for our little free coffee thing. To-go cups in case you have to run, or stay to chill and talk to some people. It’s not weird you’re weird.

Well that was pleasant! We can’t tell if we’re buzzing from the coffee or the good vibes! Thanks to everyone that came out! 😎

Tomorrow 9-11 come through! Use our ordering app, but free will isn’t real so I’m just making whatever I feel like. But so what because you get a free coffee, we exchange pleasantries amongst the plants and then you bring us a project, or at least lie to us about one. Hang out and chill or grab and go! We might regret this so doesn’t that potential alone make you want to be part of the first one and maybe the only one ever?

Don’t tell anyone for real but if you’re seeing this, we’re opening up for some coffee next week. I mean everyone thinks we’re a coffee shop anyway so screw it. Next Friday, March 6th from 9-11 (a.m. weirdos) come through. Grab a coffee and scamper back to your boring job, or hang out and (net)work and blow up our wifi. I’ll be making lattes, espressos and we’ll have hot brown (drip) on hand. All in the garage. That’s it. Chill vibes. Coffee from our friends of course. No weird options, no fraps, but it’s free for everyone who is cool. Hell just come to see the ordering kiosk we’re whipping up. Will we ever do this again? We’ll see! But this is our little pilot for what could be a weekly thing for us to open the garage doors, welcome our friends and customers in and ring in Spring! But honestly don’t tell anyone bcuz we’re not a real coffee shop and we’re mildly freaked out, so maybe just pop in to see the freak out in person. Updates next week!

Dry Jan is over and we’re on to wet February so come over and have a beer. We’re happy to host another Founder/Fest at Northern Ground on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 from 6:00 PM 9:00 PM.

Founder/Fest is the Midwest Founders Community’s signature gathering for startup founders across the region.

Designed as a relaxed, social experience, Founder/Fest brings founders together to connect, trade stories, and step out of the day-to-day grind of building a company. It blends meaningful conversation with a party-like atmosphere, creating space for honest reflections on what it really takes to build, scale, and sometimes lose a business.

There are no formal panels or pitches. Just real conversations, shared experiences, food, drinks, and time with people who understand the founder journey.

Founder/Fest is where Midwest founders come together to reconnect, recharge, and celebrate the work they’re doing—together.

Speaker Lineup:

Kristin Isaac from Strudelbots
Nate Collins from Shark Crates
Tiffany Mullen from Vytal Health
Jackie Hermes from Accelity Marketing

Other sponsors include:

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Godfrey & Kahn
Idea Fund
Pilot

RSVP TODAY, link in bio, or just pop in!

Northern Ground wishes you a few bright moments during these long Winter nights. We’re slammed as we end the year but we snuck in a little game for your post holiday feast bubbly tummy time. Snow Way Out is a small defiant escape from dark days, heavy coats, and whatever the winter blues are trying to pull this year. Play as long as you can! Link in bio.

Turn the volume up and comment your high scores here!

With sincere thanks, we wish our clients, partners and friends a happy holiday season and a hopeful year ahead.