Why I Waited Sixteen Years to Write My Book About Netflix
By Marc Randolph Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: My son Logan and me, with Reed Hastings smiling in the..
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Netflix’s first CEO talks about Reed Hastings, negotiating tactics and his dislike of business plans
By Rosellen “Rosie” Downey Silicon Valley Business Journal September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photos above: Marc Randolph purchases a copy..
Steve Blum: California’s consumer data privacy law survives lobbyist blitz, more or less intact
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Big tech, big telecom and big business made a..
Steve Blum: AT&T’s backdoor deregulation bill runs out of room, while California lawmakers tweak telecoms policy
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Despite AT&T’s quest for de facto..
Poly Introduces the Next Generation of Savi Wireless Headsets
(Contributed) September 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Savi 8200 Office Series: Savi 8240. Contributed.) Poly is the First Enterprise Headset..
October 2 tech meetup: Drako, Modarri, Marc Randolph, Joby, Onewheel, Mayor Martine Watkins
(Contributed) September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA The Impossible…Possible: Drako, Modarri, Marc Randolph, Joby, Onewheel, Mayor Martine Watkins See..
Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo is September 27 in Seaside
(Contributed) September 17, 2019 — Seaside, CA [Editor’s note: We published a related article 8/20/19: Startup Investment & Community Capital..
Q&A: Marc Randolph talks about Santa Cruz, Reed Hastings, and the birth of Netflix
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Marc Randolph, co-founder and..
Why This Scientist Keeps Receiving Packages of Serial Killers’ Hair
By Heather Murphy The New York Times September 16, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: A UCSC lab technician examining a hair sample collected from a..
Jane Technologies doubles down on Santa Cruz (and what happens next after securing $21M in Series B funding)
By Socrates Rosenfeld CEO Jane Technologies Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 12, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Socrates Rosenfeld is the..