There are a lot of things that most of us buy instead of make — everything from soap to cocktails. DIY brand MakersKit, however, has been encouraging consumers to get creative by offering kits with ...

Mike Stone, CEO of MakersKit, was creative since the day he was born, according to a soothsayer his grandmother once took him to on a trip to South Korea. That proved to be an understatement.

Looking to build a 21st century DIY media empire? The rags-to-not-yet-riches story of Jawn McQuade and Mike Stone, the co-founders of MakersKit may have written the instruction manual. “I sold my ...

MakersKit, creator of do-it-yourself craft boxes and how-to video tutorials, has raised $1.5 million seed funding. The round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners, with support from Bertelsmann Digital ...

When Mike Stone hired Jawn McQuade to work in his Indie Industries boutique in San Francisco back in 2011, the duo decided that a smart way to reinforce the store's emphasis on locally made objects ...

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Shop after shop along Abbot Kinney Boulevard said no to selling the do-it-yourself project kits made by Jawn McQuade and Mike Stone, co-founders of MakersKit near West Hollywood. But a $20,000 order ...

A graduate of the NYC Techstars accelerator, MakersKit has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to help people get crafty with do-it-yourself kits, classes and instructional videos or guides online.