by tmw2010 | Feb 22, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, Science, Sponsors, STEM
Each year, almost since the inception of Gulf Coast Maker Con, USF CONNECT and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council have shown their support for the inventive spirit that fuels our Maker community. This year, they’re joining us again and we’re happy to...
by tmw2010 | Feb 11, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Guest Blog, inventors, Makers
My name is Wayne and I discovered a new way to help humanize technology. It starts by applying all standard keyboard keystrokes directly onto ten fingertips and using that design in a wide variety of creative ways. The alphabet is a single press for the first...
by tmw2010 | Apr 13, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Robotics, STEM, Young Makers
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016, wrapped up Saturday, April 9, as our biggest and most successful event yet. The whole idea of the event is to create an opportunity to network and share skills, crafts, ideas, and innovations born and raised in our Florida Gulf Coast...
by tmw2010 | Apr 8, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace
We’ve got several great networking and resource organizations joining us this year, all evidence of the growing community of Makers spanning both sides of our Bays, from Tampa to Sarasota. SeedRegion1 is one of them. Kyle Nurminen, founder of SeedRegion1, is...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers
We’re really excited about all the great resource groups for Makers joining us this year. One of our favorites is the wonderful but often underutilized Florida Small Business Development Center at Hillsborough County (FSBDC) . Carol Johns, Director of the...
by tmw2010 | Apr 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers
A new exhibitor this year, MakerVenture , is working to bridge ideas, and spaces to develop them, with the resources people need to be successful. Cofounders Matthew Mason and Brandom Mead told us a bit more about Maker Venture and what they’ll be sharing at...
