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JoeBen Bevirt: the Elon Musk of Santa Cruz
by Jondi Gumz Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup wowed by Bonny Doon inventor of personal electric aircraft Inventor JoeBen Bevirt, who works his magic at a complex in rural Bonny Doon, shared […]
7 ways to make your startup’s explainer video more awesome
by Emily Cohan It’s Great Media 1. KEEP IT SHORT Most videos should be 1-2 minute videos. Time is very valuable to both customers and investors, so keep your message concise, relevant, and interesting. 2. […]
Corporate-sponsored projects give UCSC engineering students valuable experience
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz UCSC engineering students presented their senior design projects to mentors and faculty on Thursday, May 29 Linda Werner, an adjunct professor of computer science at UC Santa Cruz, has […]
Isentio wins SVForum’s launch competition in health category
by Cromwell Schubarth Silicon Valley Business Journal [Santa Cruz Tech Beat Editor’s note: Woot! Isentio! For more about Santa Cruz startup Isentio, see links below.] Bay Area startups dominate SVForum’s World Cup-flavored Launch competition The […]
Health-tech startup helpMEwell launches
by Elisabeth Handler helpMEwell Two-way Provider/Patient Data Platform Technology Launched to Help Prevent Hospital Readmissions. Quantified Self Technology Made HIPAA-Compliant. Health-tech startup helpMEwell™ emerged from stealth mode on June 4, 2014, at the Santa Cruz […]
UCSC research helps extend internet backbone in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties
by Guy Lasnier UC Santa Cruz A detailed survey of unmet broadband needs by UC Santa Cruz information technology experts proved key to the approval last month of a $10.6 million state grant to extend […]
Nina Simon’s web-inspired approach to exhibits & partnerships
by Alicia Akins createquity.com Arts Policy Library: The Participatory Museum “This may sound messy,” Nina Simon, engineer turned experience designer, writes of participatory projects. “It may [also] sound tremendously exciting.” Written in 2010 as a […]
John Marshall builds prosthetic hand for Haitian orphan
by Calvin Men Santa Cruz Sentinel Through a sense of humanity and a serendipitous opportunity, a Santa Cruz man designed and built a prosthetic hand for a 12-year-old boy in Haiti. John Marshall, 47, met […]
Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup June 4 lineup
(submitted) Presentations from Joby Aviation, Smith Micro, HelpMeWell, NTS Works, and more. Note from SCNTM organizers: Admission to this event will be given to people who RSVP. Attendance is limited to 225. Doors open at […]
PayStand wins award for tech startups
(Santa Cruz Sentinel) PayStand, a Santa Cruz startup co-founded by Jeremy Almond and Scott Campbell, is one of the 10 winners in the Internet category in the 2014 TiE50 Awards, a Silicon Valley competition to […]