TinkerMill founder: Entrepreneurial support system taking shape in Longmont

LONGMONT — Scott Converse on Monday said a movement to create a system to support entrepreneurs in Longmont is beginning to gain traction.

Converse, a Longmont native who has worked at Apple, Paramount Pictures, Motorola and MCI Inc., spoke to an audience of about 75 people Monday at a luncheon presentation on the Xilinx Inc. campus during the first day of Longmont Startup Week 2015.

Converse, founder and president of the 2-year-old TinkerMill, a nonprofit at 1840 Delaware Place in Longmont where people of all ages and backgrounds can meet to learn new skills, teach others and build things, said the makerspace…