Tacos and Tech Podcast

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. A.J. gives an overview of what Calsense is [02:42] A.J. shares his background, where he came from originally, and how he got into Calsense [04:11] A.J. talks about how technology has advanced since he started working, and how it helped Calsense in protecting water [11:08] Have cities been able to change up landscaping to change up their wat...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Madison gives an overview of what Privatyze is [02:38] Haydar shares his background and how he got into the tech industry [03:50] Madison shares her entrepreneurial background and how she got started [04:39] Haydar shares how got hired to work for the U.S. military [05:25] How did Madison and Haydar decide on the company they were going to...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Tony gives an overview of what Cox Communications is [02:28] How did Tony end up in the telecom industry? [03:15] Tony shares what made him want to get into engineering [06:16] Tony shares whether he knew it was going to be a long-term communication strategy for him when he was working on satellites while he was in the military [08:02] Tony...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Sanjay gives an overview of what aTyr is [02:44] How did Sanjay end up in the pharma and biotech industry? [04:11] What brought Sanjay to San Diego? [06:26] Sanjay talks about what aTry is currently working on right now, including trials [08:02] Sanjay shares the technologies that have changed over the years and why they couldn’t have been...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Kate gives an overview of what Cooler Heads Care is [02:44] Kate shares her background and the story that led her to build a company [03:40] What brought Kate to San Diego? What was it like for her to be diagnosed in 2016? [05:48] At what point did Kate realize there needs to be some changes in terms of getting cancer treatments? [09:16] Ka...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Anthony gives an overview of what Pureboost is [02:46] How did Anthony get into the space of building products? [04:34] What pushed Sean to start a business and how did he and his partners come up with Pureboost? [07:03] Anthony talks about how important it has been for him and his career to be surrounded by other entrepreneurs [11:16] Anth...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms.   Anthony  gives an overview of what Reactive Training is [02:25] Anthony shares how he got into the fitness industry and why he started a company [03:01] What’s the focus of Anthony’s studio and do they cater to a specific clientele? [04:38] Anthony talks about the things he learned from having a studio, using his studio to test his ideas,...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Alex gives an overview of what Alexander Daas is [02:25] Alex shares how he got into the eyewear and fashion industry [03:21] Alex talks about the industry and what changed since he started managing Alexander Daas [05:51] What separates Alexander Daas from other eyewear businesses? [07:17] How did Alex end up in San Diego? [08:27] Alex shar...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Julia gives an overview of what Trash Panda is [02:21] Julia shares her background and how the idea for Trash Panda started [03:37] How and when did the product idea for Trash Panda originate? [07:15] What was the pitching process like for Julia and her colleagues? [10:12] Julia shares some of the things they did to improve the user experie...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Wes gives an overview of what Driftline is [02:20] Greg shares his background and how he met Wes [03:27] Wes shares his background and how he ended up in San Diego [05:38] When did the actual idea for Driftline come up? [09:01] Wes talks about how they started connecting with people that could help them with their business [12:06] How did W...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Lisa gives an overview of what CCOE is [02:43] How did Lisa get into the cybersecurity industry? [03:24] Lisa talks about what it was like to start a nonprofit [05:05] Lisa shares what the community is like now and how the region cybersecurity industry has grown over the last eight years [07:52] Lisa talks about closing the gap in terms of...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. John gives an overview of what Gryphon is [02:22] How did John get into the tech industry? [03:52] John shares the trends he was starting to see after working in tech companies [06:12] How did John come up with the business idea for Gryphon? [08:18] John shares Gryphon’s use cases and success stories [09:56] John talks about encryption and...

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Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Ashley shares how she got into smart home automation [02:52] Josh talks about how tech has played a part in his career over the last few years [03:43] Ashley shares the first steps Ashley did to get started on sustainability and the first things she tried and tested [05:07] How did Ashley monitor if she was being sustainable? [07:51] Ashley...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Tyson gives an overview of what Greatscale Ventures is [02:26] Where was Tyson originally from and how did he get into tech? [04:14] On chasing financial success and the first company Tyson built [06:45] Tyson talks about his company and how they started by making hospitals efficient at collecting money with software [08:39] Tyson shares wh...

Following the success with our very first Marketing Night, we recently held our second in-person Marketing Night event on August 30th, featuring impressive panelists who shared helpful career wisdom. Check out more details from our blog post here!   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/...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Elizabeth gives an overview of what Black Tech Link is [02:25] How did Elizabeth get into the tech industry? [04:38] Elizabeth shares what it was like working at the California Science Center [08:43] How did Elizabeth start her own organization? [11:57] Elizabeth shares what she learned from joining blacks in techs and working with other pe...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Marcos gives an overview of what Pricing I/O is [02:41] When did Marcos move to San Diego? [03:33] How did Marcos end up in the tech and pricing industry? [05:16] Marcos talks about a campaign they did to collect data from companies Marcos shares the observation and trends he noticed from companies [06:36] [07:49] When did Marcos know he wa...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Maritza gives an overview of what ITJuana is [03:02] Maritza talks about the earlier perception of Tijuana, and the successful experiment they did of hiring engineers in Tijuana. [04:31] Maritza shares her objective in life and why ITJuana veer from traditional outsourcing [07:05] Maritza talks about the transformation that happened to thei...

For August 19, 2022: 1. FBI Issues warning over cyber threats 2. Veriteque awarded Walmart open call deal 3. PSYONIC brings advanced bionics to SD   Check out our recent newsletter to be updated about upcoming events: Latest events calendar 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. Marty gives an overview of Always AI [02:18] How did Marty end up in the tech industry? [03:53] Marty talks about what it was like working for Blackberry and being in the telecom space [05:38] Marty shares how he turned his idea for alwaysAI into reality[06:43] When did Steven and Marty meet? [07:39] Steven talks about what Longley Capital...

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Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Grant gives an overview of what SkySafe is [02:24] How did Grant end up in the tech world and the defense route? [03:24] Grant shares how he got into the drone space — from being in the military to building a company [05:30] Grant talks about drones and how their use has evolved over the years [07:08] Grant shares how large autonomous flyin...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Erin gives an overview of what Equip is [02:34] How did Erin end up in the telehealth tech space? [03:26] Erin talks about eating disorders and shortage in eating disorders providers [09:21] How did Erin and Kristina started their business and partnered with tech teams to build and scale it? [10:51] Erin shares the trends and differences sh...