Meet Enrico Casini, software engineer who moved to San Diego to work at Aira
How many jobs allow you to love your life, your work, and make an impact? If you’ve lived in San Diego for a while, you might know more than one. Working at Aira is no different. Software Engineer, Enrico Casini, moved to San Diego to work for this awesome tech...
Continue ReadingFamed guitar maker Taylor Guitars host #TakeoverTuesday
In case you didn’t know, Taylor Guitars (aka maker of high quality guitars used by Jason Mraz, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, and more!) is located right here in San Diego – in the east county city of El Cajon to be exact. Its master builder, Andy Powers, says that “the...
Continue ReadingCash management software company Kyriba becomes San Diego's latest unicorn
We’ve talked a lot about unicorns lately. No, not the mythical horned creatures found in fairy tales and flash tattoos. We’re talking about privately held startup companies valued at over $1 billion. With Silicon Valley over-saturated in VC funding, many San Diego-based tech startups have been reaping the rewards: securing...
Continue ReadingEdTech startup CourseKey host #TakeoverTuesday
It’s a digital world, and we’re all just living in it. Our friends at local tech startup CourseKey recognized this sooner than most, and capitalized on a huge opportunity to digitize manual processes in the classroom. Remember when you were in elementary school and spent way too much time taking...
Continue ReadingGlobal consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton hosts #TakeoverTuesday
People. Purpose. Passion. These are the values that drive Booz Allen Hamilton – a global consulting firm that solves management and technology problems through a combination of consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, and cyber expertise. With offices and 24,000 employees around the world, Booz Allen’s sunny San Diego location has...
Continue ReadingSD-based biotech company CureMetrix gets FDA approval to sell mammogram-screening software.
This week, SD-based biotech company CureMetrix announced that it received FDA clearance to sell its software that screens mammograms 40 percent faster than traditional methods. This could have a huge impact on clinical efficiency. Learn more by reading The San Diego Union Tribune article below: La Jolla’s CureMetrix said...
Continue ReadingMeet Watson Yim, co-founder of successful tech startup Aira
Recently touted at the SXSW conference, local tech startup Aira is changing the game for visually impaired communities around the world. Through its unique technology and network of trained agents, Aira is helping people with blindness or low vision enhance everyday tasks – like ordering a ride to the airport...
Continue ReadingDrone tech company Planck Aerosystems hosts #TakeoverTuesday
Meet Planck Aerosystems, drone tech company that’s enabling drones to launch and land on moving vehicles – both on land and at sea. With the largest concentration of military assets in the world (fun fact!), San Diego was the perfect place to start this company. COO Dave Twining says,...
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