Each month at 5M, there are classes, workshops, and events where you can access new ideas, build your community, connect with diverse groups, and discover new opportunities. In | NOVEMBER | engage in art through new interactive exhibits and performances; learn the art of story telling through documentary filmmaking or public speaking; develop strategies for how brand, merchandise, and market your products; and much more…
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TECHSHOP | WHEN: November 5th & 12th, 2:00 - 4:00 PM | WHERE: Techshop, 926 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: This course will give your handmade biz the rocket fuel you need to have constant sales on Etsy. This is about a tried and true strategy that will turn your crafty inclinations into a steady stream of cash. Take a deep dive into the core of your business idea-identifying your customer, how to get found by customers, and winning sales- and take magnifying glass to your product idea-including pricing, profitability potential and how to launch a full shop with almost no capital.
More+TECHSHOP | WHEN: Throughout November | WHERE: Techshop, 926 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Techshop offers a range of classes in Arts and Crafts, Autodesk (CAD), CNC, Electronics, Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Machining, Metal Shop, Textiles, Welding, Woodshop, and more. You do not need to be a member to classes! Whether you are an inventor, maker, hacker, tinkerer, artist, roboteer, entrepreneur, artist, crafts enthusiasts, or anyone else Techshop has classes for anyone who wants to be able to make things that they dream up but don’t have the tools, space or skills to do so on their own.
More+TECHSHOP | WHEN: 3-part workshop October 21-23, 2011 | WHERE: Techshop, 926 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Learn step-by-step the art of Monster Mask Making. You’ll create a lightweight, hand-made, hand-painted foam rubber Monster Mask of your own!
More+TECHSHOP | WHEN: September 18th, 10:00am - 6:00pm | WHERE: Techshop, 926 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | TechShop San Francisco will be hosting a DIY Summit for Etsians and the Etsy curious to get together and watch streaming content from the Etsy Berlin Summit, engage in presentations about the Crafting and Maker revolutions, and to learn about the amazing opportunities that TechShop provides everyone from the beginning crafter to even the most seasoned Etsian. Join in for an awesome day of crafting, tours and equipment demos!
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TECHSHOP | SEPTEMBER CLASS LINEUP | Techshop offers a range of classes in Arts and Crafts, Autodesk (CAD), CNC, Electronics, Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Machining, Metal Shop, Textiles, Welding, Woodshop, and more. See the full class lineup
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BOLD ITALIC | Dennis Yang ventures away from his world of HTML coding into the “real-world” of making things with his hands - and a industrial-sized laser cutter. The result? Wonderment, awe, a pint glass with his bother’s face etched in the side, and a new perspective on the world. “Every surface becomes ripe with opportunity,” he remarks. A laser-cutting opportunity in this case, but an eye for opportunity none the less.
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WIRED MAGAZINE | AutoDesk and Techshop both want people to make things. And their partnership makes ‘making’ that much more easy and accessible for all. Know best for AutoCAD product, AutoDesk released a new product 123D, a free downloadable design tool that allows anyone to design 3-D models and build an entry level skills to graduate onto the more sophisticated AutoCAD. Techshop, a member-based DIY workshop, gives people access to over $750,000 worth of tools to make their ideas into reality. Autodesk is partnering with Techshop to have the new 123D software available in all Techshop locations.
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FAST COMPANY | Coworking has evolved beyond spaces to socialize and collaborate into mini networks where entrepreneurs circulate through different work environments depending on the phase and needs of the projects, Fast Company explains. One of the most prominent examples of this is the 5M project in San Francisco and its three inaugural tenants: Hub SoMa (a communal workspace for social entrepreneurs), TechShop (a DIY workshop), and Intersection for the Arts (a not-for-profit arts incubator). “It’s not creating a Starbucks,” says Alexa Arena of Forest City Development, the lead firm on the project. “It’s creating a center of gravity that’s constantly going.”
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