Dev Catalyst Alumni Spotlight: Luke Potasiewicz
Dev Catalyst is approaching its eighth year and as alumni begin to graduate we’re continually amazed by their achievements. The goal from the beginning has been to provide industry-current coding education to build our nation’s tech talent pipeline. Working specifically to cultivate students’ skills in web development, physical computing, UX, and data management.
CO:STARTERS Spotlight: Lynne Hair Care
Patricia Santos knows all too well how frustrating it can be to spend money trying multiple hair care products only to come up short-handed. It wasn’t long after her son was diagnosed with eczema that she realized her options were slim and reading the labels only made things more difficult.
What Entrepreneurs Should Know About IP Law
For entrepreneurs, intellectual property (IP) law is definitely one of those areas since protecting the unique ideas and elements of a business or brand is vital to keeping it alive in an aggressive marketplace.
How Coding is Becoming Necessary Across Industries
When most people think of coding, they tend to also think about STEM fields, the tech industry and individuals who are academically inclined and highly experienced with computers and other technology. While coding is definitely still connected to these things, thinking that its only application is to highly specific technological fields couldn’t be further from the truth. Coding is becoming an increasingly necessary skill in virtually any industry since technology is becoming more and more integral to our society as the years go on.
A Recap of 2019 from theCO
Jameson Winter recaps 2019 at theCO-- from Our Jackson Home’s Porchfest to Driving Innovation’s CivicCrunch, 2019 has been busy but a blast!
A CO:made Christmas
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… just kidding we aren’t going to sing to you! What we are going to do is share 12 CO.STARTERS graduates who have both essential and offbeat items for you and yours this Christmas. Shop small and support starters this holiday season.
CivicCrunch: Brainstorming + Building Sprint
We believe things can happen quickly when you bring the right people together. We decided to test that belief by hosting a brainstorming and building event to amplify public spaces in Jackson, TN. CivicCrunch was exactly that - a community coming together to make something happen on a time crunch.
Made at theCO: Personalized Wine Box
There is something so mesmerizing about a computer-motorized machine like the CNC router or the Laser Cutter/Etcher we have in theCO’s makerspace. It might be the super smooth curves or the sheer precision of the cuts, but one thing is for sure: it allows you to make some cool custom pieces! This week we’re featuring a custom piece made by Random Pieces of Wood.