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I Sold My $140,000 G-Wagon For a Onewheel
Did this guy really sell his $140,000 G-Wagon for a Onewheel? We are guessing not but a nice contrast / comparison is given.
Local Business Adapted Quickly During Covid-19
Agus and her husband Wiki are two creatives that moved to Santa Cruz last year. Like many people in the neighborhood, they moved here because of the waves and the beauty of the mountains.
PPP: Perils, Pitfalls, and Problems
So you've finally made it through the PPP application process with your bank and you're about to get the PPP loan, or you got it already. Congratulations. But did you read the fine and not-so-fine print?
Goals or Habits: 7 Great Habit Tracking Apps
In very broad terms, a goal is the idea of a future or a desired result. A habit is a routine behavior. Which is more important: the goal or the habit?
Digital NEST, Rises to The Challenges of COVID-19
Digital NEST, a youth workforce development and empowerment center located in Watsonville and Salinas, CA, has moved all of their in-person classroom curricula online and has found new ways to support a community in need.
Catalyst Fund Supports C19 Work on Rapid Serology
Biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand is evaluating the use of a novel nanosensor to provide rapid, low-cost, and accurate serology tests for coronavirus antibodies
Twitter Employees Can Work From Home Forever
Twitter will allow employees to work from home for as long as they want. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told his employees Tuesday that many of them will be allowed to work from home in perpetuity, even after the coronavirus pandemic ends, according to a company spokesperson.
How to Embrace (and Own) Your Digital Fundraising
Digital fundraising is more important than ever for nonprofits. Learn how to replace your in-person efforts with digital stand-ins that drive donations.
Taking care of business - GetVirtual
UC Santa Cruz–based nonprofit enlists student interns to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 lockdown by advising them in making the pivot from analog to digital during economic downturn
Webinar: Selling During Tough Times
Santa Cruz Works will feature Tony Hughes at 4pm PT Thursday, May 28, 2020. Our webinar link will be posted soon. Until that time, read and watch Tony in this very helpful article.
Recording: Celebration of Santa Cruz C19 Tech
The Santa Cruz Tech community has some of the brightest, creative and innovative in the tech industry. As a community, we have been known for joining together and providing solutions to big problems.
Zentrepreneur Life and UCSC Present: GetVirtual
Toby Corey introduces the new GetVirtual program for businesses seeking tech help, fueled by talented students who will receive credits.
Startups & Espionage with G Craig Vachon
Michael Sikand interviews G. Craig Vachon, the Santa-Cruz based entrepreneur-investor and author of best-selling spy thriller.
Santa Cruz Works Featured in Remarkable People
Better than the cover of the Rolling Stone! Santa Cruz Works and UCSC are featured in Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People.
Santa Cruz CyberCamps for Students – 6th-12th Grades!
Santa Cruz County Office of Education is working closely with Cabrillo College Computer Information Systems Department to offer a Cyber Security Enrichment Program for students entering 6th grade through 12th grade across the county.
Part 1: A Brief History of AI and ML
For most people the term "Artificial Intelligence" conjures up images from movies. The menacing killer robots from The Terminator or perhaps something more subtle and sinister like HAL from 2001. Definitely entertaining and thought provoking but the concepts covered are more science fiction than science.
Graeme Devine! Returning From The Future
The latest XR Talk has many Santa Cruz references and stories, including Nextspace, Patrick Reilly and how Graeme Devine and Spencer Lindsey met.
Onewheel: Built to Destroy Boredom
Onewheel was invented to destroy boredom. Whether you're on a coffee run or charging trails, these perpetual carving machines are easy to learn and an absolute joy to ride.
Zero Motorcycles 2020 Brand Video
Inspired by cutting edge aerospace design, the new look of the SR/S is rooted in its all-new aerodynamic fairing. Like all things Zero Motorcycles, form follows function.
Available Resources and Programs for Businesses
Economic Development Director, Bonnie Lipscomb, and Business Liaison, Rebecca Unitt walk Santa Cruz businesses through available resources and programs in the following video. Learn More at ChooseSantaCruz.com/coronavirus and please feel free to share the video with the community.

