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 their company when the pandemic happened, and the tech talents from Latin America [09:57] Maritza shares...
Aug 30, 2022•27 min
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...
Aug 24, 2022•26 min
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 does and what drew them to alwaysAI [09:52] Marty shares the trends he's been observing and why San ...
Aug 23, 2022•22 min
1. Apple expands SD footprint with new 67-acre campus in Rancho Bernardo 2. Brius Technologies wants to give you the perfect smile 3. Persephone Biosciences, startup focused on microbiome-based therapeutics lands $15M in seed funding 4. Nuvee and SDGE power Cajon Valley Schools buses and they power back at night 5. Cari Health is battling the opioid crisis through its wearable device...
Aug 22, 2022•29 min
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 flying planes and UAVs or UAS fit into aviation and mobility in the long term [09:47] How did Grant turn hi...
Aug 16, 2022•30 min
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 she has observed from seeing clients and patients in person versus remotely [13:22] Erin shares why th...
Aug 09, 2022•25 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Jesse gives an overview of what NSIN is [02:49] Jesse talks about his career path and how he got into national security and defense tech space [04:50] Jesse shares what he’s learned from having a great military presence and its relationship with innovators in San Diego [09:57] What does investment mean from the DoD perspective? [13:50] Jesse shares NSIN’s founding story [15:34] How can people with startup ideas or working on their startup...
Aug 02, 2022•34 min
For July 22, 2022: NAWBO, BofA Team To Help Female Firms Launch, Grow GigTown’s post pandemic reboot Illumina loses court bid to halt European antitrust review of Grail acquisition SD Biotech, ViaCyte, acquired by rival Vertex Pharmaceuticals for $320M Qualcomm joins forces with Swedish and French firms to build satellite-driven 5G Network...
Jul 28, 2022•25 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Aubri gives an overview of what Civile Apparel is [02:31] Aubri shares how she got into the entrepreneurial world and how her business idea started [03:33] How did Aubri end up in San Diego? [05:16] Aubri and Kate share how people discover pickleball today, and how they met and eventually became business partners [05:56] Aubri talks about the first steps she took to make her business idea a reality [09:38] Aubri talks about designing thei...
Jul 26, 2022•35 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Miles gives an overview of what PÜL is [02:32] Mile talks about their journey to becoming an entrepreneur [03:30] When did Miles take interest in building and running his own company? [04:48] Jock shares how he got into the startup world [05:59] Miles talks about how they came up with the idea for PÜL [09:24] Miles shares how the smart cap idea started [11:09] What inspired Jock to join in the hydration tech space? [13:06] Miles explains...
Jul 19, 2022•39 min
1. Mid year update on venture capital in SD 2. Maui Brewing acquires Modern Times for $15M when Brewery X drops out 3. The future of PCR: Startup Pleno uses telecom coding techniques for clinical diagnostics 4. San Diego construction tech startup AGORUS lands $6.5 million to digitize and automate home building 5. Scripps Clinic First to Use 3D Hologram Tech for Surgery in Southern California Shoutouts: Scratch BBQ Sauce, local SD company, wins Gelson’s Local Discoveries Contest – give em a try a...
Jul 15, 2022•28 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Heather gives an overview of what StoryFile is [02:21] How did Heather find herself in the tech field? How did she come up with the business idea for StoryFile? [03:15] Heather talks about the journey to making her business idea happen [07:13] How did Heather find the right people to work with for her business?[11:55] Heather talks about the tech side of her business and how things worked out from a technology ownership perspective [13:58...
Jul 13, 2022•34 min
Some great marketing and career wisdom at our last Marketing Night. Listen in here and join us at our next one on Aug 30th!
Jul 08, 2022•40 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Todd gives an overview of what Tyra Biosciences is [02:21] How did Todd find his way into the biotech industry? [02:53] When did Todd realize he wanted to pursue bioscience as a career [04:39] Todd shares what led him to start his own company and his first business idea [05:52] Todd talks about his experience working for a project that turned into a company, and how that helped him in his own business [06:26] Todd talks about how he envis...
Jul 06, 2022•23 min
Stone getting acquired for $167M Qualcomm with BIG updates! Pytheas for all: Scripps develops open-source RNA sequencing app Pytheas ‘FluentPet’ lets you have a conversation with your furry friend Spotlighting SD’s Bluetech Scene Global Algae Innovations competing to sequester carbon in the XPRIZE competition Shoutouts: Have you seen those custom branded Monopoly sets? Made in Carlsbad! Little blue penguins coming to Birch Aquarium! Housecall Pro new funding $125M...
Jun 30, 2022•33 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Jaclyn gives an overview of what elevatEd Classrooms is [02:22] Jaclyn shares her background and where she’s from [03:04] What made Jaclyn change her course from Biology to Education? [04:55] Jaclyn shares the first steps she took to pursue her goal and fight for education reform [06:37] Jaclyn talks about the knowledge she gained from being in different states and classrooms, and how she got into Educational Technology [08:48] Jaclyn tal...
Jun 29, 2022•33 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Garrett gives an overview of what Agorus is [02:13] Garrett shares his background, from studying to joining the military, and eventually getting into construction tech [02:46] Garrett talks about what it was like to join the military and the skills he learned [04:47] How did Garrett go from having a business idea to actually starting it?[06:20] Garrett takes us through the early stages of building their product [09:44] What was it like fo...
Jun 21, 2022•24 min
1. SD tops the list of biggest increase in tech talent 2. ResMed expands its cloud software footprint by acquiring MediFox Dan 3. XCOM’s first product, a VR/AR wireless headset was presented at the Augmented World Expo in SF 4. OMG robots & drones!
Jun 17, 2022•35 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Lamicka gives an overview of what Southeast Fusion is [02:14] Lamicka shares her background and how she ended up in the foodservice industry [02:46] Lamicka talks about her childhood, and what inspired her to have her own business [04:17] Lamicka shares what it was like growing up with specific food and how it influenced what she cooks today [05:50] Lamicka talks about the kinds of learning she had in culinary school [06:51] Lamicka share...
Jun 14, 2022•21 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Jared gives an overview of what Cox Business is and what they're currently focusing on [02:51] Jared talks about what it was like for their company to deal with the pandemic and how their business manage to persevere [05:07] Tim mentions focusing on customers and paying attention to markets trends as one of their big core fundamentals [06:24] Jared talks about the changes that happen as startups make the transition of growing the business...
Jun 07, 2022•46 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Pree gives an overview of what Preemadonna is [02:20] Pree talks about her background, where she grew up, and why she considers herself an accidental entrepreneur [03:05] Pree shares her educational background, her passion for American Politics, and the similarities she found between politics and entrepreneurship [04:09] Pree talks about what's it like to have worked in a startup as one of its first 10 employees [08:53] What led Pree to l...
Jun 01, 2022•31 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Andrew gives an overview of what OK Capsule is [02:17] Andrew talks about his background and how he ended up in the health field [03:17] Andrew shares what made him interested in medicine, and his educational background [04:15] Andrew shares his thoughts on the accessibility of supplements today, and what inspired him to launch his business [06:39] Andrew recalls his previous entrepreneurial ventures, including pitching to his patients, a...
May 24, 2022•34 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Sunny gives an overview of what Sun Genomics is [02:28] How did Sunny end up in life sciences and his current line of work [03:19] Sunny talks about his discovery as they were doing human genome sequencing which gave him the idea to start testing on probiotics [04:28] Sunny talks about testing probiotics and the “probiotic wall of paralysis” [06:03] Sunny talks about the finished product, and the process from scaling it to mapping it out ...
May 17, 2022•21 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Amaya gives an overview of what Mya's Catering is [02:17] Amaya talks about her childhood and her favorite childhood baked item that started her baking business [02:59] When did the idea of launching a business come up for Amaya? [04:32] What were the first steps Amaya did once she has decided to launch a business? [05:24] Amaya shares the training and education she did that helped her improve her skills and knowledge [06:07] Amaya shares...
May 10, 2022•16 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Sai gives an overview of what CyberCatch is [02:11] Sai talks about how he got into cybersecurity and what made him decide to do so [03:29] What were the common threads Sai noticed when he was writing his book about cybersecurity? [06:04] Was Sai intending to already create a cybersecurity company when he was writing his book? Who inspired Sai to start a company? [08:24] What inspired Sai to start the company? [10:10] What does CyberCatch...
May 03, 2022•24 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Saundra gives an overview of what Evofem Biosciences is, and their product Phexxi [02:15] Why did Saundra choose to pitch for their product and what makes it unique? [03:28] Saundra talks about her career in women's health and what made her want to move up the corporate ladder [04:24] Saundra shares why helping women, not just professionally, is important to her [08:11] Saundra talks about working in Biotech, and how it brought her to San...
Apr 26, 2022•39 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Les gives an overview of what Raw Botanics is [02:11] Les shares his background and what made them launch Raw Botanics [03:10] Brendan shares his agency background, and how he and Les met [04:44] Brendan and Les talk about being in the agency industry, and what they have observed and learned from their clients in the wellness industry [06:46] Brendan shares the founding story of Raw Botanics, from figuring out when to launch their product...
Apr 19, 2022•28 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Chris gives an overview of what LENND is [03:11] Josh gives an overview of what Classy Live is [03:53] Josh shares his background, how he ended up in San Diego, his journey toward non-profit and tech space, and how he and Chris met [04:50] Chris shares his background in tech, including building businesses and being on the buyer side of tech [07:17] Josh and Chris talk about how he and Chris came up with the idea for LENND early on, how it...
Apr 13, 2022•41 min
Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Neal introduces Tom and Allen [01:54] Tom gives an overview of what Loyal Foundry is [02:22] Allen and Tom talk about their background and career trajectory [03:03] Why did Tom and Allen pivot out of VC during the early 2000s? [06:52] Tom shares why he's interested in mobile tech, particularly in mobile apps [08:29] On how iPhone changed the mobile game [10:25] Tom talks about his startup company Verve, what it was like being the CEO, wha...
Apr 05, 2022•31 min
1. San Diego's 9am.health snags $16 million for virtual health subscription to help manage diabetes 2. San Diego ranked No. 1 in women-owned micro-business starts over the past year 3. San Diego startups see steep drop in investment after record year 4. San Diego's Halozyme Therapeutics to buy Antares Pharma for nearly $1B in cash Shout outs: San Diegans moving to Mexico to save money on housing Fundraises: Mosaic.tech - $25M from Founders Fund...
Apr 01, 2022•30 min
