We have received more than 40 nominee submissions for Hometown Heroes 2020. This week, we spotlight 3 people, and 1 organization. Get your tickets now to learn who the 10-15 winners are at our virtual awards event at 7pm PT Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

Even the worst-run startup can beat competitors if investors prop it up. The V.C. firm Benchmark helped enable WeWork to make one wild mistake after another—hoping that its gamble would pay off before disaster struck.

Thank you to PP&Co for sponsoring this webinar with Chris Thornberg Phd of Beacon Economics. He believes the deepest recession in US history is over

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Many businesses were impacted by COVID. One company who weathered the COVID storm is Humble Sea Brewery. Learn about their success strategies.

New startup SmartBins offers solution to reduce the food packaging waste, and help grocers get a realtime grip on their inventory.

This week we put the spotlight on 4 more Hometown Hero Nominees: Dr. Elizabeth Miller, Valentina Vasquez, Ruby Vasquez, Susan True

Chris Miller is back with another innovative solution to an age old problem. The crisis of the empty fridge

The Human Rights Investigations Lab and Everett Program are being recognized for their socially-conscious tech leadership.

Tom Steyer, former 2020 presidential candidate will join the Monterey Economic Partnership 6th annual State of the Region.

A holiday gift to Santa Cruz Works readers: 66% off of LivePlan. Perfect for your startup idea or current business. Get it now while you still can.

Nucleos announced it has been awarded a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (NSF SBIR) Phase II grant.

Every week, we will do a Zoom live “Flash Tour” of a local company. In less than 25 minutes. Meet Idea Fab Labs, Humble Sea, Annie Glass, Zero Motorcycles, Parallel Flight, and more.

The Biden-Harris White House has a tech agenda to tackle anti-trust, new FCC leadership, digital divide, and reform of Section 230.

Nominees for Hometown Heroes 2020 include Creedence Shaw and Smith Grade Bald Mountain Fire Crew, Bonny Doon.

Santa Cruz legend - Emma McLaren - wrote a highly insightful article about “The Social Dilemma” documentary on Netflix. Here is a slice of her article. Be sure to sign up for beta!

Have you ever wanted a piece of a booming local startup? Now you can for as little as $100. Join us for this inaugural quarterly event.

New startup Loc Art is seeking a co-founder to build out app supporting local artists.

Another great New Tech on November 4 featuring Skydio, Palo Alto Software / LivePlan, Canix, OutSchool, RoboticCats, and Noir.. Recording and written summary.

New Santa Cruz Startup Wiseper has been selected to participate in LaunchPad Fellowship program offered by the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars network.