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334the tech map? </a></em>(3/26/14)</strong></li> 335<li><strong>Read <a href="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2015/04/23/tech-in-santa-cruz-sara-isenberg/">Sara’s personal history in tech in Santa Cruz,</a> written for the Good Times 40th anniversary issue. (Same article <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-let-anyone-tell-you-tech-new-santa-cruz-sara-isenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on LinkedIn</a>.)<br /> 336</strong></li> 337<li><strong>Read what folks are saying about us: <a href="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/endorsements/">endorsements</a>.</strong></li> 338</ul> 339</li> 340</ul> 341<h3>Sara Isenberg, Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief</h3> 342<p><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraisenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sara Isenberg</a></strong> is the Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of Santa Cruz Tech Beat. Founded in July 2013, Santa Cruz Tech Beat remains a valuable resource to the extended Monterey Bay business and technology ecosystem.</p> 343<p>Sara’s professional background includes many years as a software engineer and technical account manager working at local and Silicon Valley software companies. More recently, she has worked as a consultant. Learn more on <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraisenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn.</a></strong></p> 344<p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ptVpez7O4-Q" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> 345<p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lRcIf4HdeXA" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> 346 </div><!-- .content --> 347<div class="sidebar1"> 348<div id="search-2" class="widget widget_search"><div class="searchbox"> 349 <form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" action="https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/" > 350 <input type="text" value="Search this site" name="s" id="s" onblur="if (this.value == '') 351 {this.value = 'Search this site';}" 352 onfocus="if (this.value == 'Search this site') 353 {this.value = '';}" /> 354 <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="" /> 355 </form> 356</div></div><div id="gform_widget-3" class="widget gform_widget"><h4 class="sba_title">Sign up for our free weekly email digest!</h4><link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_reset_css-css' href='https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/formreset.min.css?ver=2.9.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> 357<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_formsmain_css-css' href='https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/formsmain.min.css?ver=2.9.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> 358<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_ready_class_css-css' href='https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/readyclass.min.css?ver=2.9.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> 359<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_browsers_css-css' href='https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/browsers.min.css?ver=2.9.1' type='text/css' media='all' />
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