Chris Miller: Careful what you wish for
By Chris Miller CEO, Launch Brigade June 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA I moved our business to Santa Cruz in 2008, a point when all the geeky people in silos..
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Buoy wins VERGE Accelerate pitch competition in Hawaii
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 20, 2017 — Honolulu, Hawaii (Photo above: Keri Waters, Buoy cofounder,..
Looker Appoints Ryan Gurney as Chief Security Officer
(Contributed) June 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker announced today that Ryan Gurney has joined the company as Chief Security Officer, leading Looker’s..
Robert Singleton Hired as Business Council Director
(Contributed) The Santa Cruz County Business Council Board of Directors has hired Policy Analyst Robert Singleton to be new the Executive Director June 16,..
Futuristic Lights Launches Galaxy on Kickstarter
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Galaxy LED Fidget Spinner puts a unique twist..
Landed Lands $5M from Chan Zuckerberg Institute
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 15, 2017 — Silicon Valley, CA If you’re following the news — I..
Looker Answers Big Data Questions in an ‘Instant’
(Contributed) June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA New code-free Instant Insight feature available now Looker recently announced Instant Insight which allows..
CSUMB “Game Jam” Introduces Virtual Reality to First Generation Students
(Contributed) June 15, 2016 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Students participate in CSUMB’s “Game Jam” this week. Contributed.) CSUMB’s..
Busting a Rogue Surfer and Four Other Unexpected Benefits of Owning a Buoy
By Carrie Kingsley Buoy Labs June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Want to be smarter and better looking, AND save money on you water bill? When we created the..
Shopify: How This California Pair Built a High-End Surf Brand With Upcycled Wood Scraps
By Nicole Clark Shopify June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Dennis and Martin Stiphout co-founded Ventana Surboards with the aim of being..