Tacos and Tech Podcast
335 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsThe Tacos and Tech Podcast highlights the builders of companies, technologies, and the ecosystem of San Diego with a local flair for our lifestyle as well.
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This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024 16:39 - 23 minutes - 19.9 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 8, 2024
April 08, 2024 19:34 - 22 minutes - 19.2 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 1, 2024
April 01, 2024 20:17 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - March 25, 2024
March 24, 2024 15:02 - 23 minutes - 19.3 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024 13:58 - 29 minutes - 25.2 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
Escondido AgX Gathering & Fireside Chat with Jayce Hafner of Farmraise
March 06, 2024 01:47 - 47 minutes - 50 MBListen in to the most recent Escondido AgX Gathering to hear the background to the founding of the AgX community, information session about the Escondido AgX Startup Hackathon, and a fireside chat with Jayce Hafner, co-founder and CEO of Farmraise. Listen in and join us March 7-9, 2024 for the Escondido AgX Startup Hackathon!
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Feb 26, 2024
February 27, 2024 18:45 - 29 minutes - 24.4 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Feb 19, 2024
February 20, 2024 09:29 - 27 minutes - 22.7 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Feb 13, 2024
February 13, 2024 16:00 - 20 minutes - 17.8 MBWelcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Before we dive...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Jan 29, 2024
January 29, 2024 21:31 - 28 minutes - 42.9 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Jan 19, 2024
January 19, 2024 23:45 - 21 minutes - 18 MBListen & subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that tim...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - January 3, 2024
January 03, 2024 21:40 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBWelcome everyone to This Week in San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Promote the show: Before we dive in,...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - December 13, 2023
December 13, 2023 20:19 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Promote the ...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Nov 14, 2023
November 15, 2023 00:34 - 23 minutes - 21 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Promote the show...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023 17:55 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Promote the show:...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023 21:24 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBHappy San Diego Startup Week! #SDSW2023 Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital and I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Oct ...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023 19:59 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWelcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Before we dive in, w...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 2, 2023
October 02, 2023 23:13 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Oct 2 MLS...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Sept 21, 2023
September 21, 2023 20:21 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Missing Mike ...
Techstars San Diego Powered by San Diego State University first startup cohort announced with Misti Cain
September 15, 2023 18:51 - 27 minutes - 24.6 MBWe're so excited for Techstars San Diego Powered by San Diego State University first cohort to be announced! We brought Techstars San Diego Investor Misti Cain on the pod to talk through the process of getting to the final 12 teams and walk us through all the companies. Listen in to get a deep dive and meet the companies in this new program. Th inaugural 2023 class: Airbuild | San Diego, CA Algae panel green roofs for commercial buildings that allow for carbon sequestration and energy...
This Week in San Diego Tech News - Sept 9, 2023
September 10, 2023 00:33 - 25 minutes - 33.9 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A. Fundraises: ...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – August 21, 2023
August 25, 2023 08:02 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
Aadeel Akhtar of PSYONIC: Affordable and Accessible Prosthesis
August 18, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Aadeel gives an overview of what PSYONIC is [02:34] Aadeel shares his background and how he got interested in building bionic limbs [03:17] How did Aadeel get started in bionic engineering [04:17] What’s the difference between prosthesis and bionic devices? [07:45] Aadeel talks about their product designs, the difference of the devices, and the barriers for patients [09:03] Aadeel shares the founding story of PSYONIC [10:44] Wh...
Davey Smith of the University of California San Diego: The Future of Clinical Medicine
August 16, 2023 20:02 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Davey gives an overview of his work at UC San Diego [02:23] How did Davey end up down the path toward infectious diseases? [03:23] Davey talks about the first time he heard about COVID-19 [06:02] How did Operation Warp Speed come together and when did Davey get involved? [07:21] Davey shares his observations on Model Medicines [11:25] Davey describes the technology Model Medicines focus on and how they apply it to many areas [13...
Chrissy McGarry of Second Front Systems: Delivering Disruptive Software for National Security
August 10, 2023 19:28 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Chrissy gives an overview of what Second Front Systems is [02:50] Chrrisy shares how she got into the tech world and how she started her career originally [03:02] Chrissy gives a background of what Second Front Systems is and its products [07:53] What was Chrissy’s role when she first started in Second Front Systems versus what she’s doing now? [09:32] Chrissy shares what she’s learned from her mentors and how they helped in her j...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – July 28, 2023
July 29, 2023 01:08 - 12 minutes - 10.7 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023 16:05 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast. I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
Jon Carder of Vessel Health: An Accessible Way to Reach Your Wellness Goals
July 24, 2023 15:48 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Jon gives an overview of what Vessel is [02:59] Jon shares how he started his first business [07:11] Jon recalls his first business, building an e-commerce site, and how it’s different from Vessel [12:54] Jon talks about the shift from having a bad cash flow business to having a successful one, how he applied the marketing techniques he learned to his website, and “growth hacking” What made Jon stay as an entrepreneur even after ...
Welcome to San Diego Tech Ecosystem July 2023 & This Week in SD Tech News
July 20, 2023 05:14 - 40 minutes - 46.6 MBJoin us as participants intro themselves and ask where they need help from the community. Join our bi-weekly newsletter for the latest news at https://freshbrewedtech.com/ Subscribe to Fred's Substack at https://sdfounders.substack.com/
Victoria Guido of thoughtbot: Helping Businesses Every Step of the Way
July 11, 2023 20:25 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Victoria gives an overview of what thoughtbot is [02:20] How did Victoria end up in the tech industry? [02:58] Victoria talks about her work experience in the federal area [03:54] Is there a lot of development agency work in the government or do they do a lot in-house? [04:40] Victoria shares the history of thoughtbot and how it started [05:47] Victoria talks about their platform guide and expanding more into their site reliabili...
Infrastructure and Connectivity Tech with Hilliard Sumner of Cox Mobile
June 27, 2023 17:38 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Hilliard gives an overview of what Cox Mobile is [02:31] Hilliard shares his background and how he got into tech [03:56] Hilliard talks about what it’s like to launch a new product [05:49] Hilliard shares what it’s like testing their new product in different markets [07:05] Hilliard talks about his involvement in customer development, and what blueprint sessions are like [08:40] What are some of the new use cases Hilliard has see...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 23rd, 2023
June 23, 2023 22:36 - 16 minutes - 15 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast. I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 16th, 2023
June 20, 2023 00:28 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast. I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Today, we also have special guest Mike Freeman of The San Diego Union-Tribune joining us! Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and ...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 9th, 2023
June 09, 2023 23:58 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
Masha Petrova of Nullspace: Delivering Advanced Engineering Software
June 09, 2023 19:04 - 29 minutes - 27 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Masha gives an overview of what Nullspace is [02:38] Masha shares her background and how she ended up in the industry [04:09] What are some of the different kinds of products and companies Masha has worked on in the past? [06:33] Masha talks about how she jumped from engineering to marketing to company founder [09:07] Masha shares how she got connected with IERUS Technologies [11:05] Masha explains what a simulation company is a...
Zach Rattner of Yembo: Helping Home Service Companies Use AI
June 05, 2023 14:20 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Zach gives an overview of what Yembo is [02:32] How did Zach get into the tech world? [05:04] Zach talks about his previous job at Qualcomm [07:51] Zach shares how he got started in the startup scene [09:20] How did the startup community help Zach in starting a business [11:57] Zach gives a background on how Yembo started and how he ended up from working on signal bars to moving industry AI [13:15] Zach shares how long it took t...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 2, 2023
June 04, 2023 14:46 - 17 minutes - 15.1 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
Kevin Carroll of Tech San Diego: Supporting the San Diego Tech Community
May 23, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Kevin gives an overview of what Tech San Diego is [02:26] Kevin shares the typical companies they engage with [04:03] Kevin shares his journey of understanding the talent needs for Tech San Diego, the talent portfolio they have, and their university talent initiative [05:55] Kevin talks about the issues recruiting local talent and what they’re doing about it [08:59] How does Tech San Diego help in transitioning university talent t...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – May 19, 2023
May 22, 2023 01:30 - 21 minutes - 17.6 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast. I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego B...
Suman Kanuganti of Personal.ai: AI-Enabled Messaging That’s Personally Yours
May 19, 2023 15:07 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Suman gives an overview of what Personal.ai is [02:45] How did Suman get into the tech industry? [03:25] Suman talks about why he decided to continue his education in the U.S. and how it helped him in building a company [04:41] Suman shares the original concept for Aira versus what changed and what it is today [07:34] Suman shares the technical and business aspect of building Personal.ai [10:33] What are some things that Suma...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – May 12, 2023
May 15, 2023 18:18 - 12 minutes - 10.7 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Bus...
Valerie Carrillo of San Diego NFT Friends: Educating, Inspiring, and Connecting NFT enthusiasts
May 09, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Valerie gives an overview of what San Diego NFT Friends is [02:35] Valerie talks about Red Rug Edutainment and what they do [03:05] How did Valerie get into the tech industry? [04:00] In what ways did winning an NFT from Gary Vaynerchuk help Valerie? [06:04] Valerie talks about when why she started doing her meetups [07:11] Valerie shares the background of the people that go to her meetups, and their engagement in the community [...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – April 28, 2023
May 08, 2023 05:18 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBNeal: Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech. Every Friday at 12:30pm Pacific on Clubhouse and now we record them for you to enjoy as well. Find these episodes on Freshbrewedtech.com and favorite podcast player for Tacos and Tech Podcast I’m Neal Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and community builder. Fred: I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of SD Founders substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business...
John Fountain of Cox Communications: Providing Quality Commercial and Hotel Services
April 27, 2023 23:08 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. John shares his focus within the Hospitality Network and Blueprint RF at Cox [02:29] How did John get into the tech industry? [03:38] John talks about converting buildings to ethernet in terms of age and why they differ [07:12] John shares how much more load there is on both the consumer and backend side of the systems and how it affects the infrastructures [09:13] How do new customer demands today affect the load on the system? [...
Eric Basu of Haiku: A Fun Way of Cybersecurity Learning
April 21, 2023 15:03 - 33 minutes - 31 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Eric gives an overview of what Haiku is [02:29] How did Eric end up in the cybersecurity and tech industry? [04:26] Eric talks about his working experience in Sentek [08:13] Eric shares how he got started with Haiku, including building his team [10:24] What were some of the things Eric learned from building a past company to know the right customers for Haiku? [14:45] Eric talks about the accessibility of getting a job and altern...
Nelli Garton and Kelly Abbott of Tablecloth: An Impact Analytics Platform You Can Trust
April 12, 2023 19:23 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Nelli gives an overview of what Tablecloth is [02:34] How did Nelli get started in the industry? [03:27] Kelly shares his background and how he got started in the industry [05:02] Nelli talks about the history of tech for capital markets and what’s changed [07:14] Nelli explains what impact investing and ESG means and how they differ [09:38] Kelly talks about the use of BI tools and how they integrate them with their business [1...
Dan Engel and Dan Hedden of Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Making Genuine Investment Partnerships
March 29, 2023 19:05 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Dan Engel gives an overview of what Santa Barbara Venture Partners is [02:50] Dan Engel talks about his background and what the tech community was like in Santa Barbara [05:19] What’s the tech and investment education like in Santa Barbara? [07:46] When did the tech community come up on Dan Hedden’s radar? What made him want to become part of it? [08:33] What made Dan Engel decide to become a full-time investor? [10:17] What attr...
San Diego Tech News Weekly – March 21, 2023
March 22, 2023 00:01 - 29 minutes - 25.8 MB3/21/23: SD Companies Making Acquisitions Trust & Will Aptera MaxLinear ResMed ClickUp Cloudbeds - whistle Future stories SVB Fabric8 Labs JMI new fund 11 of $2.4B Latest FBT newsletter
Jill Collins of Audacity Health: Providing Digital Solutions With the Human Element
March 20, 2023 22:39 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Jill gives an overview of what Audacity Health is [02:33] How did Jill end up in the branding and marketing space? [03:52] Jill talks about the advantage of having a PhD and marketing skill sets [05:46] Jill shares the benefits of having a background in both science and marketing in her line of work [08:41] Jill talks about the history of Audacity Health and how it changed over time [09:39] What are the storytelling and communica...
Lucien Eloundou of Charbon Plus: Bridging Skincare Race Gap
March 14, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBListen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Lucien gives an overview of what Charbon Plus is [02:06] Lucien talks about his background and growing up around entrepreneurs [03:31] How did Lucien end up in the US? [05:49] Lucien shares his student life and getting involved in the startup community [07:19] Why did Lucien decide to create a skincare brand? [08:34] Lucien shares how he started his business, including finding the right formula for their product and selling it on...