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The 2020 Titans of Tech Breakfast in Photos
Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2020 Titans of Tech Breakfast at the productOps Garage. Here are the photos from the morning.
Titans of Tech Finalists: Know Your Titans
Santa Cruz Work’s 4th Titans of Tech event is just around the corner on January 8th in 2020. Learn more about the Titans as we celebrated people who have lifted us with their challenges, their successes, their character, and contributions to our community. Marc Randolph, Nina Simon, David Haussler, and more.
Flying Under the Radar - The Final New Tech of The Decade
What a great event to end the dacade with! Thank you to everyone who came out. If you missed it, don’t worry, we have you covered. Here are a few pictures and videos.
CruzHacks 2020 to be held at Stevenson Event Center January 17 to 19
CruzHacks 2020, the annual student-run hackathon at UC Santa Cruz, will be held at the Stevenson Event Center from January 17 to 19.
Making Gasoline Out of Thin Air
New Santa Cruz company Prometheus Fuels has a unique product for creating gasoline out of thin air. This could be the stop-gap solution we so desperately need.
The Garage at productOps
Thank you to productOps for inviting us to check out The Garage, their new space to build innovative hardware and software. Learn about some of the projects and who they have been working with in the video…
Areias Systems Making Ideas Reality
Areias Systems is a local Scotts Valley based company providing full service design, prototyping, and manufacturing to turn your ideas into products. Joining us on December 4th’s event, CEO Clemm Noernberg will provide insight on the behind the scenes process of making ideas reality.
Young Professionals Mixer In Photos
Thank you to everybody who came to the Young Professionals Mixer on November 20th. The event was cosponsored by Santa Cruz Works, MBEP, Think Local First, LINK, and YFIOB and was the first of its kind in the Santa Cruz area.
Women Who Cowork Crowdfunding Campaign
Women Who Cowork is a membership platform for femme-identified coworking space operators around the world. Our mission is to amplify the coworking movement by providing women with support, resources and mentorship.
Part 4: Why Santa Cruz? A Unique Tech Ecosystem
In Part 4 of our series comparing living and working in Santa Cruz vs San Francisco or the Silicon Valley, we talk to local entrepreneurs about our best kept secrets.
Where There Be Dragons... in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz welcomes a new member to our community: Aaron Slosberg. Aaron is the Director of Student Programming at Where There Be Dragons (“WTBD”), a 28-year old company based in Boulder, Colorado.
Girls Who Code program seeks to increase retention of women in tech
When the nonprofit Girls Who Code started a new “College Loops” program last year, students at UC Santa Cruz were quick to establish a branch
Intentional Leaders Delivers Program for Tech
Janice Drescher of Intentional Leaders offers retreats to generate powerful insights for healthy work relationships, collaboration and creative problem-solving. And horses can teach us so much.
Guy Kawasaki - Remarkable People, the Podcast
The podcast will be a one hour conversation each week with remarkable People including Jane Goodall, Steve Wozniak, Margaret Atwood, Philip Zimbardo, Martha Stewart to name a few (ok, more than a few).
Community Focus: Anna Lee-Poli of Owl Eye Media
How Santa Cruz helped her start her company, and how SCW is helping her grow it. Anna Lee-Poli of Owl Eye Media, a full-service production company based in Santa Cruz, says one of her most rewarding projects almost didn’t happen. She and her team were filming at the Dream Inn…
Shiv Sikand Presentation at Santa Cruz Works New Tech Event
Santa Cruz Entrepreneur, Shiv Sikand re-invents the automobile with Drako Motors and discusses it at the Santa Cruz Works New Tech Event back on Oct 2, 2019.
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Our Radio interview with Nina Hersher from the Digital Wellness Collective
Check out our interview with Nina Hersher from the Digital Wellness Collective. We discuss why Digital Wellness is so important and what to expect in the workshop Digital Wellness Collective is putting on for Santa Cruz Works members, partners and sponsors.
30 Years of Cruzio Internet: Our Interview with Peggy Dolgenos
Thirty years ago, Cruzio Internet launched in Santa Cruz. The pioneering company, which is one of the largest independent internet service providers in California, has since helped countless businesses and people connect with others, both locally and globally. Recently, Cruzio made a significant investment in downtown Santa Cruz: an all-fiber gigabit network.
Tempur Sealy and Fullpower Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Smarter Sleep Experiences Through AI-Powered Technology
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (TPX), the company synonymous with innovation in the mattress industry, and Fullpower® Technologies, Inc., the sleep technology company, today announced a strategic partnership.