Digest #272

Craig Vachon, founder and managing partner of Chowdahead Growth Fund, a seed investment firm, has dedicated many years to investing in companies whose mission is to make the world a better place (and be profitable). In this week's digest, you'll find an entertaining podcast in which Vachon talks about investing in AnchorFree, a company that provides technology so that consumers can access a safer and more secure Internet.
 
Don't take my word for it. The overall consensus is that the Women in Tech panel hosted by NextSpace last week was a smash success. (One of the few men in the room told me the next day that it was one of the best events he'd been to in Santa Cruz.) An article cannot articulate the feeling in the room. Ya just had to be there.
 
There's more so scroll down and start reading the news! 

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Craig Vachon, founder and managing partner of Chowdahead Growth Fund, talks about why you need to say 'yes' to be lucky. Listen to podcast
 
 
Fired up! That's how most of us felt after attending the Women in Tech speaker panel hosted by NextSpace last week. Read this article.  
 
 
A UCSC professor shows how achievement gaps in STEM classes can be eliminated. Read this article.  
 
 
UCSC will invest nearly $6M in research tools, thanks to awards from National Science Foundation and National Institutes for Health. Read this article
 
 
Q&A: Idea Fab Labs co-founder Jordan Layman talks about merging art and tech. Read this article.

 
Cabrillo will host a grand opening event for the newly renamed Horticulture and Agriculture Technology Center. Read this article.
 
 
Five Common Myths About PredPol. Read this article.   
 
 
How do you know you're getting the Internet speed you've been promised? CPUC seeks volunteers for study of internet promises versus performance. Read this article.
 
 
400 K-12 students competed in the 31st annual County of Santa Cruz Science & Engineering Fair held recently at Plantronics. Read this article.
 
 
Eight tips for creating a digital badging system: recognize, encourage, affirm youth who build tech skills. Read this article
 
 
 
 
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