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Parting the ‘lettuce curtain’ between Silicon Valley, Salinas, Pajaro valleys
By Samantha Clark Santa Cruz Sentinel (Photo above: Aaron Magenheim of Ag Tech Insight, which helps bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and Salinas Valley, poses at the AgTech Summit hosted by Forbes in Salinas […]
Under-appreciated Ingredients for a Successful Startup
By Joe Katzman Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 11, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Lessons Learned: Acquisitions Don’t be the person who puts years of heart and soul into a rare start-up survivor, […]
Digital NEST Launches New Website by Scott Design
Source: Scott Design July 11, 2015 — Watsonville, CA Scott Design redesigns website for Digital NEST [Editor’s note: Kudos to Scott Design for having been selected as a Business Connect provider for the Super Bowl […]
Leadership Program Empowers Emerging Leaders in STEM Industries
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 11, 2015 — Salinas, CA Boosting participation of rural, Latino leaders in STEM industries A new STEM leadership development program will be launching in […]
Santa Cruz will be Silicon Valley’s first fully fiber city
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates July 11, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat recently published What’s So Big About a Gig? A Bold Vision for a 21st Century Santa […]
UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer project receives $250,000 to fight high-risk neuroblastoma
By Kayla Bernard and Branwyn Wagman UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute July 9, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation advances groundbreaking research to identify new treatment options Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) […]
CTV and Satellite to Debut New Media Complex
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat July 9, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA New center offers the marriage of coworking and state-of-the-art video and audio equipment Community Television of Santa Cruz […]
Santa Cruz Bikes: SOLD!
By Pete Roggeman NSMB.com (Photo above: It’s Christmas in July for Santa Cruz founders Rob Roskopp and Rich Novak. Photo credit: Gary Perkin) Bicycle News is Tech News in Santa Cruz July 9, 2015 — […]
Forbes AgTech Summit kicks off in Gonzales
By Phillip Molnar Monterey Herald (Photo above: Steve Forbes, chairman of Forbes Media, gave a speech on the value of innovation in Gonzales at Constellation Winery to kick off the Forbes Reinventing America AgTech Summit. […]
Temperaments — Tom Padula’s Backstory
by Tom Padula CTO, Humble Earth Productions, Inc. July 9, 2015 — Ben Lomond, CA The story behind the story Last week, I was thrilled to be able to announce a new musical app in […]