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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: pixelpusher on Mon, 03 October 2016, 16:14:23

Title: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: pixelpusher on Mon, 03 October 2016, 16:14:23

Does anyone have insight into a career related to the stuff we love here?  I'm looking to relocate to the Kansas City area soon and it just dawned upon me that my dream job would involve working with the gear we love so much.

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: alienman82 on Mon, 03 October 2016, 17:20:08

removed.

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 03 October 2016, 20:01:04

working ON a keyboard would either be an Electrical engineer, or programmer, or combination..


working to SELL keyboards, that could be anyone..

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: tommy.tizz on Tue, 04 October 2016, 03:56:58

Officers consider keyboard as their co-workers. 10 hours a day stuc to keyboard.  :p

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: Jesse36m3 on Tue, 04 October 2016, 06:52:58

Hardware review, but that market is already well saturated. Maybe add some uniqueness to it and cater specifically to keyboard enthusiasts. Have programming tutorials, switch guides, live build events, etc. Could take it anywhere. Wish I had enough time to do something like that.

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: Fictiouz on Tue, 04 October 2016, 07:04:37

Currently in school for electrical/computer engineering. After a few years of work experience and receiving my P.Eng I plan on opening my own start-up/business based around custom electrical enclosures including electrical and hardware design. Think Rama, but I hope to do high end peripherals and audio equipment as well. I would like to sell my own DACs, AMPs, and keyboards along with  industrial electrical enclosures for non-commercial market (i.e. private sector, military). Maybe table in custom PC cases as well.

Big dreams, I know, but it would be something I love doing and it may be something that is sustainable for the rest of my life. After my B.Eng and P.Eng I may go back to school for my MBA as well before throwing this together.

Yay school... :confused:

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: xondat on Tue, 04 October 2016, 16:12:53

Depends how specific you want to be, there are either 2 or lots of people.

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: ArchDill on Wed, 05 October 2016, 15:33:48

I am the Director of Operations for 2(soon to be 3) movie cinemas, and I am on my keyboard quite a bit.. haha

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: henz on Wed, 05 October 2016, 15:56:05

tbh, there are not much work to be done on a keyboard in that sense, get a pcb(design it yourself etc), write some firmware, design your case. After these steps the only thing left to do then is to work with manufacturing(China, Cherry, GMK etc) and tell them what you want them to make and then: Selling. Which most geeks tend to do.

Title: Re: Keyboard Related Careers
Post by: pixelpusher on Wed, 05 October 2016, 16:32:29

Thanks for the feedback, guys.  I appreciate it.