The Heart of Communication: Inside Plantronics’ Transformation into Poly
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
It’s one of history’s most famous quotes, transmitted from the moon back to earth by Neil Armstrong. And it was powered by a headset designed and built by Plantronics, a company born and based in Santa Cruz.
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Local Santa Cruz Entrepreneurship for Social Good: Rising International
Carmel Jud leads a local/global non-profit that is on a mission to protect women and girls from poverty and exploitation. On her 50th birthday, she participated in the Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup first Cruz Cares competition.
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Satellite Deskworks Awarded Patent for its Workspace Software
Satellite Deskworks founder and CEO Barbara Sprenger was recently awarded a patent for her proprietary coworking software.
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Community of Makers: a Q&A with Idea Fab Labs Co-founder Jordan Layman
A “member-driven creation zone,” Idea Fab Labs is a community and makerspace in the Wrigley Building.
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Onewheel Pint Kicks Off a New Chapter for the Santa Cruz Company
Led by founder and CEO Kyle Doerksen, the Future Motion Inc. team has grown to 40-plus people and Onewheel, its first product, is a global sensation.
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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.
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Bringing Robotics Into the Real World: a Conversation with UCSC’s Leila Takayama
A social scientist by training, Leila Takayama stumbled upon robotics.
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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
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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…
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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..
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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
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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.
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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..
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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
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How SupplyShift Built a Foundation for Success at TechRaising: a Q&A with Alexander Gershenson
SupplyShift helps large companies understand who is in their supply chain and what they are doing across a range of issues.
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