Press & Speaking

Forbes 30 Under 30

Connecting Communities One House, One Business at a Time

Rural tech and community building in Northern Minnesota

15 Most Interesting Harvard Seniors

Repping Rural Minnesota at Harvard

Running the 180 Miles to Canada

Swipehouse — Y Combinator

Acquired in 2021. One of the first 5 US companies with TikTok API access.

Hamster Garage Acquires YC-backed Swipehouse

Official acquisition announcement

Founding, Execution, and Playing the Long Game

Q&A on building startups, YC lessons, and long-term thinking

Y Combinator Backing

TechCrunch Feature

YC-backed platform helps students plan meetups

Forbes Article

Harvard Gazette — Front Page

Harvard Gazette

Harvard SEAS

Yale Daily News

Princeton Daily

Princeton Essay

My favorite writing on Summer Playbook

FAFSA Problems Hit Low-Income Families

Fair Opportunity Project's response to the 2024 FAFSA crisis

College Admissions Opinion — Financial Aid Navigation

Op-ed on making financial aid accessible

Best Websites for College Scholarships

FOP listed as a top free resource for college applicants

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Feature

Featured in Kiplinger's guide to college planning resources

Forbes — Fair Opportunity Project

Forbes nonprofit profile

Harvard Ed Magazine

Thrillist

Harvard Gazette

Duluth News Tribune

Harvard SEAS

School Boost Launch — Free FAFSA & Essay Help

One-on-one mentoring for underserved students during the 2024 FAFSA crisis

WAICU FAFSA Completion Campaign

Statewide partnership during National FAFSA Week of Action

AI-Assisted Advising Leadership

Leading discussions on ethical AI in education at NCAN national conference

Best Scholarship & Application Advice for College Students

Fair Opportunity Project recommended as a premier scholarship resource

Guide to College Application & Financial Aid (Interview)

Interview on the free 70-page college admissions guide

NewCo Shift

City-based visualization of funding flows

Local High Schoolers Learn In-Demand Computer Skills

Coverage of the inaugural hackathon

Organizers Aim for Fun and Better Computer Science

Feature on the hackathon's mission to improve MN computer science education

Cloquet Native to Host Northland Hackathon

Local coverage of Luke's founding role

Free Northland Hackathon for High School Students

Statewide MN coverage of the inaugural event

Free Northland Hackathon on April 9

Northeastern MN business press coverage

Blandin on Broadband — Rural Digital Skilling

Northland Hackathon featured as key component of MN digital equity strategy

Northspan ACC Cumulative Report

Partnership with ACC AmeriCorps facilitating MN's largest free student hackathon

Harvard Crimson — UC Election

Satire V

It Takes Two — YouTube

Duluth News Tribune

Cat-7 Films — First Annual Tournament