Western Growers Leadership in AgTech Lauded During Forbes Summit
(Source: Western Growers Blog) July 3, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Western Growers’ Executive Vice President Dave Puglia speaks at the Forbes..
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Voice of the Valley: John Skardon on Tailwater Systems
(Source: Western Grower Voices of the Valley) July 3, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published John Skardon’s..
The Inside Story of How This Startup Turned a 216-Word Pitch Email into a $2.6 Billion Acquisition
(Source: First Round) July 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Looker cofounders Ben Porterfield and Lloyd Tabb. Source: Firstround) In August 2011,..
Aptos High School Robotics Team Wins International Competition
By Jamie Walton Aptos High School (AHS) Student July 2, 2019 — Watsonville, CA (Photo: Aptos High School Seal Team Scalyr competes in the International..
AGTools showcases content management data solutions for agriculture at Forbes AgTech
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 30, 2019 — Salinas, CA Every fruit and vegetable is now produced everywhere in the world, increasing..
Q&A: Life science startup, Claret Bio, comes out of stealth mode
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 27, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kelly Harkins Kincaid is the..
The Future Of Food Needs To Focus On Bringing Broadband To Rural Communities
By Haley Kim Forbes staff June 27, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Rural farmers are lacking investment opportunities, resources like doctors and..
Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce and Santa Cruz Works form strategic partnership
(Contributed) June 27, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Left to right, Matthew Swinnerton and Doug Erickson of Santa Cruz Works celebrate the new..
Blockchain for Responsible Sourcing – Where Does It Fit?
(Source: SupplyShift blog) June 25, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Blockchain is a revolutionary technology — without a doubt. The next-level security,..
It was no accident that Netflix started in Santa Cruz
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 25, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Marc Randolph’s book That Will Never Work..
Gifts accelerate research, from the galactic to the microscopic
By J. D.Hillard UC Santa Cruz June 25, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA [Photo above: Daniel Kim’s lab hopes to create an early-detection test for cancer. A..
Monterey Bay Drone, Automation and Robotics Technology (DART) Symposium launches
By Karen Kefauver Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 25, 2019 — Monterey, CA Central Coast is uniquely poised to become a leader and drive economic..
Paystand Hires Former Tipalti Chief Revenue Officer to Lead Sales
(Contributed) June 21, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photo above: Mark Hassin is Paystand’s new VP of Sales. Contributed) Paystand, the leading digital..
Crowd Machine Now Powered by Amazon Web Services
(Contributed) June 20, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA Crowd Machine expands cloud portfolio for enterprise customers Crowd Machine has announced it is..
July 10 Tech Meetup has a hot lineup
(Contributed) June 20, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA David Vik / Zappos Culture, FujiFilm Open Innovation Hub, Crowd Machine, Wribbn, Musician’s BASS,..
Cabrillo College Wins NASA Swarmathon
(Contributed) June 29, 2019 — Aptos, CA Cabrillo Edges Out 23 Other Colleges and Universities in Competition’s Fourth and Final Year Cabrillo College..
Q&A: Why this local bank CEO cares about local tech
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA “I really thought this was it – I’m..
Words of Wisdom from Steve Blank, UCSC commencement speaker, June 2019
(Contributed) June 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Steve Blank. Source: LinkedIn) [Editor’s note: Steve Blank is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur..
The Brains Behind the Company, Looker, that Google Acquired for $2.6B
By Sequoia Blodgett Black Enterprise The man behind the engineering, product management, and design organization is Looker chief product officer, Nick..
ETR: Research-Practice Partnerships: Sharing Data Where It Matters
By David Manuel Torres Research Assistant, ETR June 18, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA For most people, “data” is a four-letter word—not many enjoy..
Ontera Awarded ~$1M Contract from IARPA for Zika Genotyping Test
(Contributed) June 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Test will enable fast quarantine of those infected with the most virulent and detrimental strains Ontera..
Looker/Google in the news beyond Santa Cruz
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 11, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Unless you’ve been living under a rock,..
More podcasts from Voices of the (Salinas) Valley
(Source: Voices of the Valley) June 11, 2019 — Salinas, CA ‘Voices of the Valley,’ is a podcast where Former Mayor of Salinas and Western Growers..
What the Internet is Doing with Your Data
By Peggy Dolgenos Cruzio CEO June 11, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Cruzio wants to protect your privacy. We are zealous about our own practices and we want to..
Sandra Faber is a genealogist of the cosmic kind
By Jerry Davich Chicago Tribune June 11, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Sandra Faber, UCSC Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, accepts the..