Tacos & Tech Podcast · Cox Business Supports Businesses, Schools & Healthcare Providers w/ Tech During Pandemic and Beyond A glimpse at the Zoom call in which this podcast was recorded. Host Neal Bloom on the top left, Sam Attisha on the top right, and Duane Cameron below. Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Many families have been juggling working from home while making sure their kids are on track with virtual learning. Meanwhile, healthcare...

Tacos & Tech Podcast · Josh Komenda & Veyo Are Connecting Those in Need With On-Demand Medical Transportation Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms.   Josh Komenda is the Co-Founder & CEO of Veyo, an affordable rideshare program for those who rely on Medicaid and Medicare. Like Uber/Lyft, the company has a call center that runs a technology platform, but delivers a service in partnership with existing health plans. Veyo is available in the app...

 Tacos & Tech Podcast · Modernizing the Future of Childcare with Alessandra Lezama, Founder & CEO of TOOTRIS Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms.   Alessandra Lezama is the founder & CEO of TOOTRIS, a tech-enabled service provider that connects parents with childcare providers. As a single mother, Alessandra struggled finding proper childcare for her son, who was young at the time. He had a near-death experience that would be...

 Tacos & Tech Podcast · What's Happening in San Diego Tech in August with Ashok Kamal & Al Bsharah Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms. Listen in as Tech Coast Angels investors Ashok Kamal and Al Bsharah chat with host Neal Bloom about the latest happenings in San Diego tech.  4:00 Ashok Kamal provides an update on Tech Coast Angels and investing amid the pandemic, noting now is a great time for investors to find favorable deal terms. 7:32...

Tacos & Tech Podcast · Building Startup Communities with Investor, Entrepreneur & Author Brad Feld Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms Brad Feld has been a venture capital investor and entrepreneur since 1987, and is one of the co-founders behind Techstars, a much-touted global accelerator for early stage startups. He has written numerous books, including 2012’s Startup Communities, which guided thousands of leaders to build startup communities in...

Tacos & Tech Podcast · Fighting Dementia & Alzheimer's Using Big Data, Genomics, and Machine Learning with Julie Collens Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms Julie Collens is the Founder and CEO of Vivid Genomics, a precision medicine company that specializes in dementia, specifically with the aim to accelerate neurodegenerative disease drug development by using genomics, big data, and machine learning. After completing her Ph.D. in population genetics...

Tacos & Tech Podcast · Building One of the Fastest-Growing Startups in the Nation with Afif Khoury Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms Afif Khoury is the Founder & CEO of SOCi, a local marketing platform that aims to solve and manage the complex digital workflow of large, multi-location enterprises.  After earning a degree in neuroscience and physiology from UC San Diego in 1998, Afif worked in a genetics lab for a while and even had his work...

Tacos & Tech Podcast · Kim Folsom - Founder and CEO of Founders First Capital Partners Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms Kim Folsom is the Founder & CEO of Founders First Capital Partners (FFCP), a platform focused on growing and funding small, revenue-generating, service-based businesses that are led by diverse founders. Check out their resources and services and apply here. A Maine native, Kim’s interest in entrepreneurship was sparked by her...

Alex Waters is the director of CONNECT ALL @ The Jacobs Center, a business accelerator specifically geared towards low/moderate income and diverse individuals. The program aims to support founders who create long-term jobs in the region. Listen in as Alex joins host Neal Bloom to discuss the latest tech news in San Diego. The episode kicks off with Alex discussing his work at CONNECT ALL and his entrepreneurial journey, and then goes into a discussion about local tech news. 19:40...

Melani Gordon is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor; she is currently the CEO of Evergreen (formerly TapHunter), and is preparing to launch her third company, a coaching business.  After graduating from San Diego State University, Melani got the entrepreneurship bug from one of her professors who let her work on his MBA internet marketing projects. During her time in college, she got a job at the startup Z57, where she met her husband Flash and learned the basics of startups and...