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Part 5: Why Santa Cruz? Where Do We Go from Here
In this the 5th article of our 6 part series about Santa Cruz's unique work & life style benefits, author Julia Sinn interviews community leaders who are focused on foundation: unifying skills from K12 thru upper education, venture capital, affordable homes and office space.
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.
Xnor.ai is on the Edge AI
Company Xnor.ai has announced a small energy efficient chip using state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms.
Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People Podcast Premiers
The Remarkable People Podcast will bring you wisdom through interviews with other thought leaders, legends, and iconoclasts such as Dr. Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Woz and many many more…
Drako GTE Gracing the Cover of Automobile Magazine
The Drako GTE supercar needs no introduction. 1200HP, algorithmic torque vectoring, the future is here at a price of $1.25 million. Automobile Magazine’s January 2020 Cover is adorned with Shiv Sikand’s vision and vehicle. Learn more with our exclusive content on the GTE.
NEST FLIGHT 2019 in Video
NEST Flight was born out of our team's desire to bring together a diverse community of young talent with leading, inclusive minded professionals to uncover our collective hidden potential when we tackle inequality together. The second NEST Flight was held on October 12, 2019.
Company Spotlight: Design Octaves
Design Octaves uses a high tech RIM process to create high-end, low-volume cases for devices big and small.
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.
How to Break into the Tech Industry
When I first decided to transition from the action sports industry to tech, I was told I would need to learn how to golf. Times have certainly changed! In this recent Crunchbase article, author Mike Marg of InterviewX describes his journey from real estate into tech beginning in 2011.
What are The Ten Most Common First Names For VC Partners In The U.S.
Out of nearly 6,400 U.S.-based investment partners listed in Crunchbase at the time of writing, an astonishing 8.15 percent of them are named either “David,” “Michael,” or “John.”
2019’s Boldest Media & Tech Companies (The “Fearless Five”)
Welcome to the fourth annual “Fearless Five” – the five companies that made the boldest and most audacious media-tech moves of the year put together by Forbes Magazine.
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.
The Santa Cruz Tech Exchange is open for business!
The Santa Cruz Tech Exchange is Santa Cruz’s #1 resource for all things tech! They buy, sell, trade, service and repair Apple & PC laptop computers, desktop computers, pro audio, home audio / visual, dj gear & more!
Almost Human Media Exclusive Interview
This week we had the opportunity to sit down and have an interview with Ethan Summers, Anne-Marie Napoli and Alex Lamb from Almost Human Media.
Nobel Prize-winning Economist Esther Duflo
Imagine our surprise to learn that smaller classes and even text books are not the remedy for better education. This is what Esther Duflo Nobel Prize-winning Economist has learned in her research.
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.
"Zia" Speaks 36 Languages
Santa Cruz company SapientX, a leading supplier of AI powered voice assistant software, announced that Zia now speaks 36 languages and dialects allowing them to serve 5.3 billion potential users.
New Togo's in Watsonville!
Togo’s Franchisee and Community ‘Man of the Year’ Greg Wimp Is Bringing the Brand’s New Look and Feel to Downtown Watsonville. Greg is a strong supporter of Santa Cruz Works.
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…
Nominate a Titan of Tech 2020
In past years, a committee at Santa Cruz Works has carefully selected each Titan of Tech based upon community feedback. This year, we are soliciting more direct member feedback: we want your recommendations!

