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Aeroasis Helps Businesses Control Pathogen Spread
By Tom WollenbergerAeroasis CEO/FounderSpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Pinnacle UVC Tower by Aeroasis is designed to clean large spaces and whole rooms in under an […]
Four Pillars: What’s new at ChooseSantaCruz.com?
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 9, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA The City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department announces the update of their website, ChooseSantaCruz.com In this Q&A, Rebecca […]
BART summer internships give students real-world experience in public transportation
(Source: Mass Transit) September 9, 2020 — SF Bay Area, CA (Photo above: Iris Nunez, (left) track engineering intern, and Ann Cherayil, construction engineering intern, work the A65 Hayward track replacement project. Source: BART) UCSC […]
Podcast: Reed Hastings on his new book about Netflix culture
(Source: YouTube) WeAreNetflix Podcast: Co-CEO Reed Hastings on his new book about Netflix’s Culture. [Editor’s note: This podcast is hosted by Lyle Troxell, another Santa Cruz local (in addition to Reed Hastings) and host of […]
NY Times: Reed Hastings had us all staying home before we had to
By Maureen DowdNY Times September 9, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA (Photo above: Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, near the company’s headquarters in Los Gatos, Aug. 11, 2020. Credit: Cayce Clifford/The New York Times) Does […]
Reed Hastings on New Book, Netflix’s Future — and Why He Fired His Last CFO
By Todd SpanglerVariety September 8, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA (Photo above: Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Credit: Austing Hargrave) Before he co-founded Netflix, Reed Hastings ran a debugging-tool company, Pure Software. And he’s convinced the morass of red […]
SmartBins reimagines grocery stores for a sustainable future
By David ConwaySmartbins Co-Founder September 8, 2020 — Capitola, CA SmartBins brings a much needed modern and automated approach to your local bulk aisle by eliminating the need to weigh and write down codes. [Editor’s […]
Z Hacks 2020: An inclusive virtual hackathon for students
(Source: UCSC Public Affairs) September 8, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above and video source: Santa Cruz Works) Z Hacks invites a broader range of project entries, from code to any kind of art, […]
Watch: CBS interview with Reed Hastings: How Netflix reinvented entertainment — and corporate culture
(Source: CBS) September 7, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA The New York Times once described the Netflix lobby as “the hottest see-and-be-seen spot in Hollywood.” That was last year. Now? “It’s supposed to be full […]
Reed Hastings’ book on Netflix’s ‘No Rules Rules’: Five key takeaways
By Todd SpanglerVariety September 7, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA Exec tells inside story of the streamer’s corporate culture, with some surprising revelations Do you want your company to be like Netflix? Co-founder and co-CEO […]