Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. [02:20] Jayce gives an overview of what FarmRaise is [03:28] Jayce talks about how she grew up on a farm, the grant they got from USDA and how it got her interested in the finance aspect of agribusiness [06:18] Jayce shares how she met her co-founder in business school, and how their separate thesis helped them see a business opportunity to help farmers [09:00] How did Jayce and her co-founder find funding for their business project and t...
Mar 29, 2022•23 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. An overview of what Safu Sake is [02:16] Paul talks about his background as a physician by training and how he got into business school [03:58] On why Paul chose sake as the main product for his business [04:47] Reina gives a backstory about her background in the food and beverage industry, and how she and Paul got connected [06:18] How Paul and Reina tested out sake for the business virtually during a pandemic [10:17] Reina talks about h...
Mar 22, 2022•28 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. [02:10] Sashee gives an overview of what Tea Drops is [02:35] Sashee shares her background and her entrepreneurship journey that lead to launching Tea Drops [03:54] The things Sashee learned from her parents as she was growing up, including buying and selling homes, and how to run a store [05:42] Sashee shares what she learned working at eBay and how it helped her on running her own business [09:57] Sashee shares how she came up with Tea ...
Mar 16, 2022•27 min
1. 'A laboratory on the skin': UC San Diego lab works to make new wearable health sensors part of our daily look - La Jolla Light 2. New cannabis testing lab opens in Miramar area 3. Making It In San Diego: Robot server helps Tofu House restaurant overcome pandemic challenges 4. Qualcomm, ESL Gaming launch mobile Esports tournament 5. EV Charger maker Beam acquires Chicago battery maker and doubles company Shout out section: San Diego Angel Conference on March 24th inaugural SD NFT Conference on...
Mar 16, 2022•35 min
Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Introducing Mark [02:00] Mark provides an overview of what Poseida is [02:20] Mark shares how he ended up in life sciences and how it led him to San Diego [04:04] What San Diego and the biotech industry were like when Mark moved to the city [07:14] The founding story of Poseida and what the company is currently working on [08:40] Mark shares the development of CAR-T [10:33] An update on the technology, the current programs in Poseida’s clini...
Mar 08, 2022•25 min
For March 4, 2022: 1. Local startup connects users with favorite athletes, sports personalities 2. Salk Professor Martyn Goulding wins Brain Prize - Salk Institute for Biological Studies 3. Beer battles: Stone Brewing’s trademark fight with Keystone finally heads to trial 4. SD County to divest of fossil fuels 5. General Atomics and Orion Space win contract for military weather satellites
Mar 07, 2022•32 min
Introducing Jamie [01:55] What is Stable Auto? [02:14] Jamie’s background how he got into tech [02:56] Why Jamie got into electric vehicles [06:06] The challenges of deploying EV chargers [08:30] Jamie talks about the platform and machine learning [12:09] How Jamie’s company managed during the pandemic and the data trends they saw [14:55] The type of companies and businesses using Stable Auto’s data and product [17:38] The role of EV charging [19:07] Federal discussion of infrastructure bills an...
Feb 22, 2022•31 min
Introducing Don [01:53] How did Don get into the telecom world? And what was it like in the early days? [03:20] The evolution of Qualcomm [08:41] Qualcomm's plans of bringing industry-leading experiences to smartphones and helping the automotive industry [11:58] What are Qualcomm’s branding strategies? [15:16] Consumer brand association with Snapdragon [15:58] Qualcomm’s first fan community for Snapdragon [19:28] Don’s biggest challenge on a daily basis [20:18] All about the Snapdragon Stadium [...
Feb 15, 2022•34 min
1. San Diego's Platform Science raises $115 million for connected truck fleet technology - The San Diego Union-Tribune 2. Column: Black Lives Matter put Maya's Cookies in the spotlight, and owner Maya Madsen is making it count - The San Diego Union-Tribune 3. Element Biosciences acquires Loop Genomics to add long-read tech to DNA sequencing platform | FierceBiotech 4. San Diego’s ResMed CEO: Clogged supply chains still a problem but expected to ease this summer 5. 2018 Law is Reshaping Boards by...
Feb 14, 2022•30 min
Introducing Andrew [00:08] What is MicroAcquire and what do they do? [02:12] What has Andrew’s experience been like leading the #1 startup acquisition marketplace? [03:19] How did Andrew begin his journey into the world of entrepreneurship? [04:45] Where did the idea behind Bizness Apps come from? [07:25] When do you know your startup is ready for the exit? [10:50] What was Andrew’s experience bootstrapping Bizness Apps and transitioning from San Francisco to San Diego? [12:14] How selling Bizne...
Feb 08, 2022•43 min
This Week in SD Tech: Founders First Capital Partners brings a different approach to diversity investing | TechCrunch San Diego's Silvergate Capital buys cryptocurrency assets of Facebook-founded Diem Association - The San Diego Union-Tribune Preemadonna's Nailbot Powers 'Creative Expression' | San Diego Business Journal Smart Carts That Take You To The Best Deals At The Airport...
Feb 05, 2022•24 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Phyllis Hong , CEO and founder of Shop My Porch , a social commerce platform that connects makers with shoppers in their local community for free. Founded in 2021 during the pandemic, the application is a combination of Etsy , Facebook , and Nextdoor , all-in-one. This week, host Neal Bloom sits down with Phyllis and co-founders Priscilla Zubia Townshend, Peter Townshend to discuss the company’s beginnings and how far it’s come. Phyllis h...
Feb 03, 2022•20 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Introducing Tara [01:54] What is ReisUP? [02:29] How did Tara get into the tech world? [03:06] A brief history of how Tara turned her ideas into reality and the early steps and processes that lead to the creation of the app [05:01] How did Tara start building out the app and the people who helped her make it happen [09:31] All about the private beta, the launch date, and what it currently looks like [10:30] The things Tara and her team ar...
Feb 01, 2022•23 min
This Week in SD Tech: Making It In San Diego: Starting a business during the pandemic San Diego startup Koji gets $20 million for tech that helps social media influencers make money - The San Diego Union-Tribune Roll Up — Tilray-Owned SweetWater Expands Cannabis Adjacencies by Acquiring Green Flash, Alpine — Good Beer Hunting Molson Coors sells Saint Archer to Kings & Convicts - The San Diego Union-Tribune...
Jan 29, 2022•31 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Matt Ellis is CEO of Measurabl , the world’s leading ESG software for commercial real estate. Measurabl helps companies collect and report investment grade ESG performance using its platform, helping the real estate community identify green buildings and invest money better. Matt grew up in Tustin, California, attending UC San Diego for his undergraduate degree and went to San Diego State for his M.B.A. His father was a residential real e...
Jan 25, 2022•32 min
This Week in SD Tech: ClickUp Launching New Ad Campaign During Super Bowl LVI | San Diego Business Journal Qualcomm Expands in Auto Sector | San Diego Business Journal Callaway, Port Officials Ink Exclusive Negotiating Agreement for New Harbor Island Topgolf Location | San Diego Business Journal New San Diego firm nabs $75M for specialized microscopes that could aid in treatment of diseases - The San Diego Union-Tribune Life science developer buys Costa Verde Center near UTC to complete 'mega ca...
Jan 21, 2022•25 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Kerri Leslie is CEO and Founder of Verity , a sustainable packaging company that offers customized metal alternatives to single-use plastic containers. Verity provides sustainable packaging solutions to brands and businesses committed to combating the plastic crisis, giving viable packaging options without compromising user experience or brand aesthetics. Kerri grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from the University of North Car...
Jan 18, 2022•27 min
This Week in SD Tech: 2021 Year in Review Wrap Up and 2022 Predictions
Jan 14, 2022•39 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Brant Cooper , CEO/Founder of Moves the Needle and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur, teaches leaders how to improve their businesses to remain agile and resilient in the Digital Age in his latest book, DISRUPTION PROOF . Host Neal Bloom and Brant discuss the importance of decentralizing decision making in companies and being able to dynamically adjust to disrupting factors or situations. Brant graduated from UC D...
Jan 11, 2022•42 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Women Who Code San Diego is an international non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Women currently represent less than 30% of the technology industry in the United States. WWC’s mission is to provide a community for female tech professionals with resources and support. This week’s Tacos and Tech Podcast features Jillian Moore , Luisa Giuffrida , and Mikyla DeWitt , co-directors of the local c...
Jan 04, 2022•27 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Many patients go through stressful medical experiences due to a lack of support or understanding of their procedure and treatment, experts say. George Kramb and Patrick Frank saw this issue and created PatientPartner , a community platform for new and prospective patients to come and engage with past patient mentors for support and empathy. The co-founders built a network of doctors and patients to share their experience and expertise wit...
Dec 21, 2021•27 min
It’s been a wild year with the number of investments, total amount invested into companies, and big rounds all up from 2020. While we split life science from the tech/consumer industry, so many life science companies have tech components and we’re going to need to learn to talk about them as one unit soon. Data from Connect fundings database , Neal/Jonah’s SD Publics sheet , Pebble Finance , Crunchbase, and individual articles. If you see numbers are off, write me and I’ll update. Click here to ...
Dec 21, 2021•51 min
This Week in SD Tech: San Diego/Tijuana wins World Design Capital, defeating Moscow San Diego's JuneShine pulls in $24M to drive hard kombucha better-for-you alcoholic beverages Pfizer to Acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals Study: AI helps catalyze 10% employment growth in San Diego Transportation cluster through the pandemic - San Diego Regional EDC Fast food bundle: San Diego's Jack in the Box to acquire Del Taco for $575 million - The San Diego Union-Tribune...
Dec 21, 2021•33 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. An estimated 56% of Americans plan to move by the end of 2021, showing how many people are interested in remote work opportunities and/or finding communities they would want to live in, according to The Neighbor 2020 – 2021 American Migration Report . Carlsbad is a city actively attracting strong talent to lead its industries and technological developments, boasting its beautiful beaches and connected community. Local leaders from all ove...
Dec 14, 2021•40 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Shayne Skaff is co-founder and CEO of Blooma , the leading digital underwriting platform powered by artificial intelligence for commercial real estate. The startup’s AI platform helps lenders reduce loan origination time and cost, and perform a more comprehensive analysis of their transactions. In this week’s interview, Neal and Shayne chat about the creation of Blooma and how the company originates new loans and handles portfolio managem...
Dec 07, 2021•26 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Rebecca Rosen is Director of Field Marketing at Cox Business , a family-owned private telecommunications leader in providing voice, video and data services for more than 275,000 small and regional businesses. In this week’s interview, Neal and Rebecca chat about the trends seen in business workplaces for the past 18 months, and how Cox is planning for the new year ahead. Rebecca grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. She received her gradu...
Dec 02, 2021•30 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Many people assume attending higher education or college is the only way to succeed in making money and finding a career. However, it often leads to thousands of dollars in student debt with no real passion for a profession. What if there was another way to succeed besides following the herd? Luke Sophinos is founder and CEO of CourseKey , an education management software for trade schools. CourseKey supports schools that provide an alter...
Nov 23, 2021•25 min
Jasmine LeFlore is co-founder of Greater Than Tech , a local nonprofit organization designed to create the next tech business leaders by teaching girls of color the intersectionality of engineering and business. As someone who always dreamed of being an aerospace engineer, Jasmine said she wanted to help girls define their own path to engineering. Jasmine grew up near an airport in Flint, Mich. where she cultivated a curious mind for how planes flew. Jasmine was actively a part of First Robotics...
Nov 16, 2021•26 min
This Week in SD Tech: Consolidation in space: Carlsbad’s Viasat inks $4B deal to buy UK satellite outfit Inmarsat For the first time ever, a life science company spins out of San Diego’s blood bank UC San Diego Announces Teams for Blue Tech Accelerator Asterra Uses Satellite Data to Solve Engineering Problems...
Nov 15, 2021•27 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. The drone technology scene in San Diego is booming with many startups and companies taking advantage of the deep relevant talent, experienced tech and collaborative community. In today’s podcast, Neal interviews Chad Sweet , CEO and co-founder of ModalAI , and Dev Singh , General Manager of Robotics, UAVs & Autonomous Systems at Qualcomm , who delved into the rapid growth and development of drone technology. ModalAI is a San Diego-bas...
Nov 09, 2021•21 min
