Tacos And Tech Podcast

Neal: 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:  Before we dive in, we wanted to ask our listeners and SD Tech fans to help us grow the show, leave a review and share with one other person who should be more plugged in with the SD Tech Scene. Thank you for the support and for helping us build the San Diego Startup Community.   11/14 News Payroll Integrations - $20M raise ShieldAI - $200M raise Series A Algenisis - $5M raise Deloitte Fast 500 CEO/CFO post-event debrief Interlock Capital last call for Fund I   Events by The Social Coyote 7CTOs/0111 post-event debrief

Neal: 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:    Before we dive in, we wanted to ask our listeners and SD Tech fans to help us grow the show, leave a review and share with one other person who should be more plugged in with the SD Tech Scene. Thank you for the support and for helping us build the San Diego Startup Community. Week of Oct 30 News Guest co-host Anshel Sag, Principal Analyst of Moor Insights & Strategy   Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit recap  Apple M3 Announcement Acquired Podcast on Qualcomm Debut Biotech $40M Series B Daou Wine $900M acquisition V

Happy 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 23 - News Beyond Japan Program Selects San Diego  Pro Soccer Roundup SD Loyal San Diego Wave SDFC Tide Rock Beam Global SOCI hires Seismic co-founder as President and CRO Events San Diego Startup Week is this week! #SDSW2023 Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit - Oct 24-26 Data Science Alliance Data Science Nightmares - Oct 26 Biocom CEO Summit - Oct 27 0111 Conference - Nov 1-3   Please share this podcast to further the reach to builder stronger bonds in the tech and startup community. Thanks!

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 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, we wanted to ask our listeners and SD Tech fans to help us grow the show, leave a review and share with one other person who should be more plugged in with the SD Tech Scene. Thank you for the support and for helping us build the San Diego Startup Community.   10/17: A tough week to stay focused for Neal Q3 Funding report Qualcomm layoffs Iambic Publisher Barb Chodos leaving SDBJ   Events TiE AI Shark Tank event debrief SD Tech Hub HH - Oct 18 SDx events Oct 8, 13, 14, 20 Eyepop AI events Oct 3, 5, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 San D

Neal: 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 SD new training facility Blenders new hype Equip new round Vuori going to IPO next year   Events Recent events round up - Fashionphile CEO event, Industrial SaaS CEO event, Women’s Venture Summit recaps Innovation Night Oct 2 SDx events Oct 8, 13, 14, 20 Eyepop AI events Oct 3, 5, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 San Diego Startup Week - October 23-27 0111 Conference Nov 2-3 AgTech Startup Hackathon Nov 2-4  

Neal: 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 Freeman - Mike is no longer at the UT and we miss his voice in the tech community ShieldAI raising Linear App raised $35m Series B Acquire.com moving HQ to La Jolla  Rayze Bio $358m IPO   Events Innovation Week review Announcing Techstars San Diego powered SDSU first cohort podcast Women’s Venture Summit - Sept 28 & 29 San Diego Startup Week - October 23-27  

We'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 production. Babba | San Diego, CA Enables parents to feed their baby on the go with the world’s first bottle cooler and warmer. Cargo Shot | San Diego, CA A “proof of condition” platform that enables shippers and logistics providers to deliver global supply chain accountability and performance. CoBroker AI | El Paso, TX An AI-powered assistant accessible via SMS or WhatsApp that automates research and streamlines marketing operations for brokers. Craitor | San Diego, CA Rugged, portable, intelligent 3D printers that can man

Neal: 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: Occuspace - Series A - $3.6m Shipcalm - Raised $2m - Tech-enabled 3PL Lights Helmets Report Therapeutics - $150m Series A   Events: Top Tech Awards Innovation Day Stella Women’s Venture Summit  

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 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.   8/21/23: SD’s top AI startups  Real World AI Applications panel from Interlock Summit Inc.’s 5000 list SD companies highlighted + 89 listed on full list Acquire.com moves to SD Welcome back Andrew Gazdecki and team! EDC Summer Bash recap   AgTech event recap and Escondido AgTech Hackathon on Nov. 2-4   Upcoming tech events: Innovation Day Sept 14 / Innovatio

Listen 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] What’s entrepreneurial life like for Aadeel? [15:12] Aadeel compares San Diego and Chicago, and why he chose to move to San Diego [18:05] Aadeel explains why their brand is very big on consumer-facing approach [24:00] Aadeel shares what’s is like to have a public facing brand [28:19] Aadeel talks about where PSYONIC will be a year from now, their future plans, etc. [30:14] Aadeel shares his favorite taco spot, City Tacos [32:17]   Resources: Videos of testing the PSYONIC advanced bionic hand Follow A

Listen 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 [13:10] Davey talks about his current involvement such as preclinical testing and preparing for clinical trials [15:05] Davey explains why COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses will continue to be a threat, and why new treatments are necessary [16:43] Davey emphasizes the need for investing in the science and research to improve next-generation drugs [00:18:55] Davey shares how AI is changing the way drug development is being approached today [20:01] On the FDA's flexibility and alignment with Model Medicines

Listen 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 job [12:02] Chrissy talks about Second Front Systems’ technology and where it's affecting the world today [13:33] What’s DevSecOps? [15:34] Chrissy talks about their Game Warden platform and their next Game Warden product [16:44] How does a public benefit organization like Second Front Systems impact the community that they’re staying in? [18:48] Chrissy explains what a SkillBridge program is [19:53] Chrissy shares what it’s like being a fully remote company and how they utilize the virtual space platform,

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 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.   7/28/23: AI news: Tech companies adding in GPT - Travato, SOCi AIxBio event debrief with PersonalAI presentation ECommerce: Sunday Golf Sendlane - E-commerce Commerce Roundtable Event in September 18 Steerpoint Capital acquired Escondido Mall to make it an entrepreneur-friendly mall CoWorking: VentureX CoWorking opened in Scripps Ranch Mission CoWorking opened in Miss

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 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.   7/24/23: Q2 VC Funding Report    DTx Pharma acquisition and impact for local community   Events: SDx Hackathon event review   SD Founders Hike August 2   1st Mondays with Startup SD August 7   AgTech Gathering August 17   Connect Innovation Day Sept 14

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 learned to his website, and “growth hacking” What made Jon stay as an entrepreneur even after having two successful companies already? [20:33] Jon talks about venture and bootstrapping and why he prefers the former [25:14] Jon shares his thoughts on going hardware versus software  [27:15] Jon talks about the founding story of Vessel [29:04] Jon shares how they decide what products or services to add for Vessel, and lessons he learned along the way [33:57] Jon talks about their recently launched 2.0, new tests, and Vessel Flex [36:11] What are Vessel’s future plans? [38:40] Jon shares his favorite

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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 [05:47] Victoria talks about their platform guide and expanding more into their site reliability engineering space [07:08] Victoria shares some use cases, particularly in the need for tech in businesses [08:32] Victoria shares what other industries she has spent some time in since working at thoughtbot [09:14] What’s it like for Victoria to work and collaborate with a team remotely? [10:34] Victoria talks about the San Diego scene and the meetup community [12:36] Where does Victoria see communities going especially in a way that thoughtbot is looking at engaging developer communities? [15:28] Vict

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 what blueprint sessions are like [08:40] What are some of the new use cases Hilliard has seen months after launching Cox Mobile [09:50] How did launching Cox Mobile help in terms of building a better portfolio and competing with other companies in the space [10:43] Where does Hilliard see Cox Mobile headed in the next two years? [12:37] Hilliard shares the customer reception to Cox Mobile and the opportunities he sees from them [14:21] Hilliard shares his favorite taco spots, Aquí Me Quedo and bartaco [15:46]   Follow Hilliard LinkedIn   Cox Mobile Website | LinkedIn   Check out our Tacos and 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 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.   6/23/23: Beam global - acquisition Kate Therapeutics - raises $51m, comes out of stealth Funding environment update Events: AIxBioxSD June event debrief Evonexus Demo Day June 26 SD Tech Hub Job Fair w/ SD Workforce Development & SD Supplier Diversity June 27 SDx Hackathon - July 15-16

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 guest Mike Freeman of The San Diego Union-Tribune joining us!  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.   6/16/23: CEO change at Illumina Ex-Qualcomm leaders pick their SPAC candidate Stadium in Midway - Billionaire Stan Kroenke joins development effort Events: Connect Summer Social Debrief Evonexus Demo Day - June 26 SDxAI Hackathon - July 15-16