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Chamber offers another perspective on wage disparity
[Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat recently published How do Santa Cruz wages really compare to Silicon Valley? The Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce wrote this response. Want to weigh in? Do you think computer […]
With Acorn, you can leave a message everywhere you go
[Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published a guest feature by Acorn Founder and CDO, Frank Scott Krueger: Acorn App: From Santa Cruz to New York City and back again.] by Cromwell Schubarth Silicon Valley […]
SV Biz Journal: Can Santa Cruz turn the tech talent tide?
by Lauren Hepler Silicon Valley Business Journal New startup venture aims to poach Highway 17 tech bus commuters Santa Cruz business intelligence startup Looker already has $18 million in funding, 100-plus paying customers and a […]
UC proposes $250M venture fund for faculty- and student-led startups
[Editor’s note: Although UC Santa Cruz isn’t able to discuss the specific impacts yet, it sounds like this is the first concrete step in Janet Napolitano’s initiative on “commercial applications for UC research and innovations” […]
What can Santa Cruz learn from Santa Barbara?
Manu Koenig Civinomics Santa Cruz leaders learn from the sister City/County/UC Last weekend (September 4-6) a collection of Santa Cruzans visited Santa Barbara with the intent of learning from the sister City/County/UC how they’re tackling […]
You live here, why not work here?
By Bob Cagle CEO of productOps and President of Santa Cruz Works “Santa Cruz Works is really about seeding awareness.” Santa Cruz Works grew out of a discussion more than a year ago. We were […]
Santa Cruz Works website launches
“There is a large group of workers commuting over the hill daily. The mission of Santa Cruz Works is to make those professionals more aware of the growing opportunities right here at home.” Santa Cruz […]
Santa Cruz represents at White House Game Jam!
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat “Got into a car today and said ‘take me to the White House!’ How awesome is that? Very awesome.” — Graeme Devine, September 8, 2014 Spencer Lindsay left […]
The Gregarious Machines
by Paige Welsh How UCSC researchers are making computers more human If you’ve ever tried to have a conversation with your phone Joaquin-Pheonix-style, you know that Siri is a pretty frigid date. Computers really struggle […]
Event Santa Cruz celebrates one year anniversary on September 18
Event Santa Cruz invites the Santa Cruz community to help celebrate their One Year Anniversary on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at The MAH with this lineup of speakers: Jeremy Neuner : NextSpace Eric Johnson / […]