Last week I sat down with Melanie Flores for PSA Today Nevada to talk about Reno Collective, our workshops, the state of talent in Reno and coworking in general.

Join us as we celebrate WordPress, the web and online publishing with a few libations at Reno Collective. We’re excited to be hosting the after party sponsored by MediaTemple, a great hosting solution that we use for both Reno Collective and Lively Labs.

Have you wanted to learn a new skill but had a hard time figuring out where to start? You could try and find university courses but often times the curriculum is not updated fast enough to keep up with the constantly changing world around us. This is especially true in the areas of design, software development and online marketing.

More than ever before, there is a high demand for talented, tech savvy individuals that possess skills that are not taught in traditional classrooms. The majority of the existing talent in this area is self taught by necessity and we feel this is something we can help with by providing classes that are easily accessible to anyone who is eager to learn.

Reno Collective University

We are excited to announce the start of Reno Collective University. RCU is our way of sharing the …

Ignite Reno is Back!

Ignite Reno is this Thursday at Se7en on West from 7 to 9:30pm! We’ve been looking forward to bringing this event back, & we’ve got a great selection of speakers to kick off our 2011 season, for sure! Head to www.ignitereno.com for information and to check out past videos!

Reno Makerspace

This week we’re proud to host the planning meeting for the Reno Makerspace. Makerspaces, or hackerspaces, are like coworking communities but are more focused on creating or hacking physical products. They may be housed in a garage, a warehouse, offices or anywhere people can get together to put things together or take them apart.

Makerspaces and hackerspaces have been crucial in supporting do-it-yourself (DIY) culture in many cities, as well as increasing youth interest in applied sciences. We went to MakerFaire, an event that showcases home-made art, incredible hand-built …