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Talkin’ tech and other stuff on KSCO Radio
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Hilary Bryant, Sara Isenberg, and Neil Perlberg, relax after an hour of fun — and local tech — in the KSCO studio on […]
Q&A: Catching Up with Tom Padula, Announcing Solar Rail
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 15, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Tom Padula, entrepreneur and active member of the local tech scene, recently sent me a tip that he […]
Calliope Waterworks Pitches New Technology to Save Water
By Jondi Gumz Santa Cruz Sentinel [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat first wrote about Calliope in Calliope Waterworks Steps Out of Stealth, September 16, 2015.] October 9, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Keri Waters […]
Santa Cruz Muni Fiber Threat Forces Comcast Upgrade
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 23, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA After years of blowing off customers, sandbagging local governments and stonewalling regulators, Comcast has finally upgraded […]
Social Accelerator Launches 3-month Pilot for Startups
By Janneke Lang The Inspiring Enterprise September 3, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA “Our goal is to launch two innovative startups, build a robust network of mentors, professionals, and consultants, and prove our concept. Once […]
MakersFactory Suffers Loss of Major Distributor
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 20, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Annual revenue loss of $200K expected Dave Britton, CEO of MakersFactory, a local 3D learning company based on […]
Casey Beyer Hired as Business Council Executive
By Robert Singleton Santa Cruz County Business Council (Photo above: The Santa Cruz County Business Council (SCCBC) has hired senior Silicon Valley Executive and long time public policy leader Casey Beyer, above, as their new […]
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 […]
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 […]
Little Did We Suspect How Much Awaited Us…
By Maciek Smuga-Otto Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Selfie by the author with one of his two young boys. Credit: Maciek Smuga-Otto.) July 2, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA The story of […]