By Fred Grier Imagine a virtual world where users can experiment, design, collaborate, and learn at the nanoscale. This virtual open access to science and technology would accelerate the scientific breakthroughs of the future. Meet Steven McCloskey, a University of California San Diego...

By Carter Crockett, Ph.D. Guest Writer I am pleased to launch this series by featuring one of the most prominent social enterprise leaders in San Diego, Chuck Samuelson, founder of Kitchens for Good.  The mission of Kitchens for Good is to break the cycles of food waste, hunger, and poverty...

By Neal Bloom Wow, who can believe that it’s already 2019?! 2018 was quite the year and in San Diego, a great year of tech ecosystem growth. First, we’ll go over some highlights of 2018 and then look ahead to what to watch for in 2019. New Offices 2018 saw a flurry of tech companies...

By Carter Crockett, Ph.D. Guest Writer “Impact” – a series brought to you by Carter Crockett and Fresh Brewed Tech – features key insights from San Diego’s impact ecosystem, those with the grit to build a better world...one social enterprise at a time. A 2017 report ranked San...

By Fred Grier A little over four years ago, Suman Kanuganti and Amy Bernal were finishing up their MBA program at the University of California San Diego, Rady School of Management. Needing a few more units towards earning his degree, Kanuganti participated in the Rady StartR program, a nonprofit...

By Andrea Siedsma Photos: Neal Bloom Urchin Software, WebSideStory, MP3.com - these were some of the original godfathers of San Diego’s tech community during the region’s dot-com and startup explosion in the mid-1990s-to-early 2000s. These fast-growing and sometimes notorious companies...

By Sandy Athniel In early 2015, Luke Sophinos, a student at San Diego State University (SDSU) at the time, decided he wanted to help improve the education system. So, he set out to create a tablet device made solely for academic test-taking. He then evolved his idea to become what is known...

By Andrea Siedsma In the early 2000’s, the public Internet was a new medium and the dotcom bubble was in full swing.  Tech executive Meyar Sheik, who was in the middle of all the excitement, remembers lots of promising new startups in San Diego and around the country that were going to market...

By Jill Felska Our “Life At” series – brought to you by Fresh Brewed Tech and Want To Work There – gives a behind-the-scenes look at the cultures of different companies across San Diego. When people talk about the best places to work in San Diego, it’s almost inevitable that someone...

By Andrea Siedsma There’s no doubt that San Diego tech pioneers gave birth to web analytics, which paved the way for countless like-minded companies today.  (And, who knew the web analytics market would be predicted to be worth $3.09 billion by 2019?). One of the godfathers of San Diego's...