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Matthew Swinnerton 4/9/19 Matthew Swinnerton 4/9/19

Socrates Rosenfeld - TECHie of the Year at the 2019 NEXTies Awards

Congrats to Socrates Rosenfeld from Jane Technologies for willing the 2019 NEXTies TECHie of the Year.

Matthew Swinnerton 4/1/19 Matthew Swinnerton 4/1/19

Bringing Robotics Into the Real World: a Conversation with UCSC’s Leila Takayama

A social scientist by training, Leila Takayama stumbled upon robotics.

Doug Erickson 3/28/19 Doug Erickson 3/28/19

MYNT Systems Combines Silicon Valley Work Ethic with Santa Cruz Lifestyle

Commuting over the hill to Silicon Valley may offer higher wages, but it comes

Matthew Swinnerton 7/17/18 Matthew Swinnerton 7/17/18

How to Tell Customer Stories That Sell: 5 Tips From Drew Meyer of Amazon Web Services

Generating excitement around a cloud storage service may sound like a mission impossible, but to Drew Meyer…

Matthew Swinnerton 7/8/18 Matthew Swinnerton 7/8/18

Cosmic Goes All-in On Social Good

Santa Cruz-based marketing agency Cosmic has always worked with social good organizations, but the company’s client roster..

Matthew Swinnerton 6/8/18 Matthew Swinnerton 6/8/18

Building a Media Empire for Your Tech Company: a Q&A with Gary Bird from FortyThree PR

FortyThree is one of the best kept secrets in Santa Cruz. A tech-focused PR agency with international reach, the company quietly resides in an office overlooking Pacific Avenue

Matthew Swinnerton 6/3/18 Matthew Swinnerton 6/3/18

Change Your Buying Habits, Make Money, and Save the Planet with Sellhound

As a teenager in Israel, Suzanne Wouk, CEO and Co-Hounder of Sellhound, spent her free time searching for secondhand treasures at thrift stores.

Matthew Swinnerton 5/28/18 Matthew Swinnerton 5/28/18

How Camp Six Labs is Using Drones to Rethink Transportation on a Global Scale

Camp Six Labs is working to bring high quality transportation to areas around the world. The Santa Cruz-based startup’s vision includes getting goods into areas with few roads..

Matthew Swinnerton 5/18/18 Matthew Swinnerton 5/18/18

From Software to Kibble: Sol Lipman Opens Up About His Latest Startup, YaDoggie

From the outside, YaDoggie appears to be on a fast track to dog food domination. Customers are fierce brand ambassadors of the dog food subscription company, donning YaDoggie