Tacos and Tech Podcast

Neal:  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, journ...

Neal:  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, jou...

Listen 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 le...

Join 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/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit risingtidepartners.substack.com/subscribe

Listen 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...

Listen 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 w...

Neal:  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, jour...

Neal:  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 gu...

Neal:  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, journ...

Listen 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...

Listen 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 u...

Neal:  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, journ...

Listen 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...

Neal: 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, journal...

  Listen 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 tec...

Neal: 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...

Listen 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 t...

Neal:  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...

Listen 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 th...

Listen 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...

Listen 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 [09:3...

Listen 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...

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Listen 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 A...

Listen 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 st...