Steve Blum: Newsom vetoes California broadband development bills
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates October 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Governor Gavin Newsom killed the only two bills on his desk that might have..
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce Grant to help Fund New Startup Launchpad at CSUMB
(Contributed) October 15, 2019 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: A team participates in Startup Weekend at CSUMB. Source: CSUMB website) California State..
Poly Unveils Radically Simple Video Devices at Zoomtopia 2019 and Puts the Mojo Back into Meetings
(Contributed) October 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Poly Studio X Series and Controller. Contributed) Poly’s Completely Reimagined Video..
Google’s $2.6 Billion Looker Deal Said to Get Closer DOJ Review
By Mark Bergen, Sarah McBride, and David McLaughlin Bloomberg October 14, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA U.S. antitrust enforcers have started an in-depth review..
Paystand announces Advisory Council with some legendary fintech pioneers and founders
By Mark Fisher Vice President of Marketing at Paystand October 10, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA “We’re very excited and humbled by what we’ve..
Amazon speaks out on minimum wage, climate change, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ+, immigration, and more
(Source: Amazon website) October 10, 2019 — Amazon headquarters, probably not Santa Cruz Amazon write: We created this page to provide customers,..
Eighteen entrepreneurs pitch to active investors at Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo
By Jennifer Kuan Assistant Professor, College of Business, CSUMB Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 10, 2019 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Honey..
The Courage of the Early-Stage Entrepreneur
By Marc Randolph Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix October 10, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA I’ve been talking a lot about courage recently. I’m starting to..
Poly integrates Voyager headsets with Amazon Alexa and Tile
(Contributed) October 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Poly announces two new integrations to their Voyager line of headsets. Amazon Alexa is now available and..
MBEP Announces Agenda and Speakers for 5th Annual State of the Region
(Contributed) October 2, 2019 — Marina, CA MBEP Announces Agenda and Speakers for 5th Annual State of the Region Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP)..