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MBEP Announces New Regional Dashboard to Track Progress in Key Domains
(Contributed) December 5, 2016 — Marina, CA Last Friday, the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) announced that it has collaborated with Applied Survey Research (ASR) to create the Monterey Bay Regional Dashboard that provides key […]
Pitch Slam! students compete at 2nd annual event
By Sonya Newlyn Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development (CIED) December 4, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Participants complete at UCSC Pitch Slam! on November 29, 2016. Contributed.) The UC Santa Cruz Center […]
Watch: Iris and Jacob talk about Mission Based Coworking
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 4, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Watch Iris Kavanagh talk with DIgitalNEST founder, Jacob Martinez, about providing these free services to 800+ members. The […]
Shark Tank: Inboard accepts $750K loan offer
By Erica Abbott Business Insider December 3, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA First into the tank are Ryan Evans, Dave Evans and Chris Harley of Inboard Technology, seeking $750,000 for four percent equity. Inboard Technology […]
Inboard swam with the sharks
Source: Inboard blog December 3, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA What a rush! Thank you to everyone who watched Inboard on Shark Tank yesterday. The experience of appearing on Shark Tank was amazing in so […]
PBS NewsHour Features Salinas AgTech Strategy
Source: Contributed December 3, 2016 — Salinas, CA The November 30, 2016, edition of the national PBS News Hour program featured an in-depth report on the promise of Salinas’ agtech-based economic development strategy, particularly in […]
Watch: Jeremy Neuner says, the office is obsolete | TedX
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 3, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA The ideas for this TEDx talk were born from spending the past eight years watching and being inspired […]
Inboard invites Santa Cruz community to “Shark Tank” viewing party
By Ryan Evans Co-founder and CEO, Inboard Technology Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 21, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The team from Inboard gets into the tank on “Shark Tank” on […]
UCSC grads launch first StartUp Weekend in Santa Cruz
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 21, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Julie Hawkins get her team’s Half Baked name from facilitator Mitchell Cuevas. Credit: Jan Janes Media) Local […]
Philippe Kahn makes Time’s 100 most influential photos of all time
(Source: Associated Press and Time Magazine) November 17, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Philippe Kahn took the first ever cell phone picture of his then-newborn daughter Sophie in Santa Cruz County.) A single […]