Graduate to San Diego
The San Diego Business Journal has a brief on a new study from apartment search site Zumper, ranking San Diego as the 19th best place nationally for new graduates and 4th in the western U.S. Income, amenities, millennial population, and dating life were the best performing categories for San Diego.
Making Apps Pay
Jennifer Davies, the Assistant Dean of External Affairs for UC San Diego Extension, shared some insight on the Extension’s new “Emerging Careers for 2016” report in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Bottom line? Application software developer is the 6th most in-demand job in San Diego and number 1 nationally.
SDSW Preview
San Diego Startup Week keynote speaker Marc Suster has started offering some of his awesome advice in these new Snapstorms. Suster will be speaking Tuesday, June 14 at 7 p.m.
Another Big Shout-out for LeadCrunch
Inc. calls out 5 artificial intelligence tools to help salespeople navigate contacts without having to have a giant IT structure around them. San Diego’s LeadCrunch is on the list.
The Moves Behind the Move
Andrew Gazdecki, founder and CEO of Bizness Apps, who recently went public with his decision to move his business from Silicon Valley to San Diego, is diving deeper into that decision. In a new TechCrunch piece, he details how he made his decision and handled the move behind the scenes.
Pivots and Opportunities
- Want to recognize someone in San Diego who is an asset to the startup ecosystem? Here is your chance. San Diego Startup Week is taking nominations for their 2016 Community Awards. Nominations are only open for a few weeks leading up to Startup Week. Find the list of categories here.
- StartupShow SD is offering a unique opportunity to Startup Week ticketholders. Anyone with a San Diego Startup Week ticket can apply to win 30 minutes of time with a production team on the Instant Studio Personal Broadcasting System at San Diego Startup Week.
Be There or Be…
- This year, Control Group has added partner companies LaunchBoom and Proper Media for their annual beach clean-up event with I Love a Clean San Diego. It takes place at Pacific Beach/Mission Beach on Friday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- San Diego Startup Week is quickly approaching, June 13-17. And in case you were wondering—there is a Brewtech Track. Tickets are available here.
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