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Lithomobilus Ebook Platform Enables Multi-Threaded Narratives
by Lise Quintana (From BookBusinessMag.com) What is Litomobilus and how does it work? I founded Narrative Technologies in order to develop the ereading platform Lithomobilus to tell stories with multiple points of view and multiple […]
Tuul raises $1.7M to reimagine customer service for the mobile era
by Michael Carney PandoDaily Ask a crowded room how many people like waiting on hold to talk to a customer service rep, and you’re unlikely to see many hands. The same is true of the […]
Scotts Valley OpenCounter to help expedite permitting process
by Calvin Men Santa Cruz Sentinel Future Scotts Valley entrepreneurs will have an easier time opening businesses as the city plans to utilize OpenCounter, an online portal that leads them through the processes of permitting, […]
CPUC approves Santa Cruz broadband priorities developed in Civinomics workshop
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Click map for the big map. Twelve central coast communities, including three in Santa Cruz County, have been designated as priority areas for broadband infrastructure development by the California […]
Getting capital to local startups that need it most
By Sara Rubin Monterey County Weekly Central Coast Angels has fielded 10 business pitches and bought into three Santa Cruz-based businesses: predictive policing software maker PredPol; PayStand, online payment processing; and NextSpace, a shared workspace […]
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) website readies launch
By Phillip Molnar Monterey Herald [Editor’s notes: 1. Since the original Monterey Herald article went to press, rumor has it that the City and County of Santa Cruz have both joined MBEP. 2. The Monterey […]
Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery Revs Up
by Patrice Keet Board President, Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery “We believe that a spectacular collaboration can occur between the Santa Cruz tech community and MOD that will bring the behind-the-scenes’ aspect of technological […]
Looker Release 2.2: Dedicated to the Ones We Love – the Data Analysts
by Margaret Rosas Looker Looker’s product roadmap is developed from our own vision and experience as data analysts and in response to customer feedback. We strive to build an analytics platform that turns any organization […]
How Making Games Helped Her Deal With Evil
by Simon Parkin Kotaku [Editor’s note: Brenda Romero is Program Director for the UC Santa Cruz Master’s in Games + Playable Media and the CEO and Co-Founder of Loot Drop, game studio focused on fun. […]
10 point plan for our county’s economic development
by Manu Koenig Civinomics, Founder & CEO The County is taking public comment on the final draft of its landmark Economic Vitality Strategy (EVS). Like most government documents, it is deep on study, thick with […]