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**Tacos and Tech Podcast**

The Tacos and Tech Podcast highlights the builders of companies, technologies, ecosystems with a local flair for our lifestyle as well.

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Latest Episodes:

Making Your Movement Better With Anthony Carey of Reactive Training Nov 08, 2022

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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, and how it helped in turning his idea into reality [05:19]
Anthony explains the science and the biomechanics behind Core-Tex [06:10]
How is Anthony seeing people use their product and what are some of the success stories he's seen from clients? [07:56]
What were some of Anthony’s observations on how the pandemic affected home fitness and at-home treatment [08:59]
What's unique about San Diego in terms of being connected to a specific user base? What are the other things Anthony learned in testing and building their product towards where it is now? [10:14]
How did Anthony manage his employees and deal with supply chains when the pandemic happened? [12:05]
What can the customers expect from Reactive Training’s latest and future products? [14:44]
Anthony shares some tips for people who now have become more sitting-focused in their day job [17:35]
Anthony shares his favorite taco spots, Rubio’s and City Tacos [19:55]

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Reactive Trainingc

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Making Fashionable Eyewear That Suits Your Needs With Alex Feldman of Alexander Daas Nov 01, 2022

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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 shares his observations in terms of eye health, how the pandemic affected it, and whether people still prioritize it [09:17]
Alex talks about doing private appointments, and how he gets ideas and inspiration from their customers’ feedback [12:58]
What has it been like working on the fashion aspect of Alexander Daas? Does Alex get guidance and feedback from other eyewear entrepreneurs? [15:45]
How big or small is the eyewear industry locally? [16:42]
Alex shares where he sees Alexander Daas one year from now, as well as their future plans and goals [17:32]
What makes independent boutique brands different from well-known brands? [19:41]
Alex shares his favorite taco spots, En Fuego and Tamarindo [20:51]

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Alexander Daas

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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

Better Food Choices with With Julia Putzeys of Trash Panda App Oct 25, 2022

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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 experience on Trash Panda [12:27]
Julia talks about generating revenue for Trash Panda and how they make sure it doesn't bias the information they're giving to the audience, and the community of people she's found within the wellness and tech space [15:09]
Are wellness brands something unique to San Diego? [20:03]
Will Trash Panda always be an internalized product within the bigger company? [22:50]
Julia shares her favorite taco spot, Haggo's Organic Taco [24:03]

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Trash Panda App

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Creating Innovative Activewear Built for Maximum Performance With Wesley Horbatuck & Greg Orfe of Driftline Oct 19, 2022

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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 Wes and Greg go from designing to manufacturing their product? [13:29]
Greg shares what it was like having their first product sample to having their first sale [16:12]
Wes and Greg talk about Driftline today and how people can find and buy their products [17:34]
How long did the process take for Wes and Greg to get on Shark Tank? [20:37]
Wes shares what it’s been like since their appearance on Shark Tank went live, and how it affected their business [22:07]
Greg shares their future plans for Driftline, including adding more products [25:36]
Does Wes consider San Diego as an area where a lot of entrepreneurs are starting sports and tech-related apparel? [27:25]
Greg shares his favorite burrito spot, La Perla [29:39]
Wes shares favorite taco spots, Oscars and City Tacos [31:13]

Resources:

Driftline in Shark Tank

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Follow Greg Orfe

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Driftline

Website | LinkedIn

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Creating a More Secure Digital Community With Lisa Easterly of San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE) Oct 11, 2022

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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 recruiting good talent to the region from other places and developing local talent [12:28]
Does Lisa consider San Diego a cyber hub in the U.S. or the world? [16:30]
What's the right entry point to engage with CCOE? [18:20]
Lisa shares her favorite taco spot, Casa De Bandini [20:30]

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San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE)

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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

Protecting Your Home From Online Threats The Easiest Way With John Wu of Gryphon Oct 04, 2022

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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 its importance [12:12]
John shares some of the lessons he learned from building hardware and software [13:08]
John shares the positive and negative effects of the pandemic on their business [15:32]
John shares Gryphon’s next steps, including building new products [17:03]
John talks about the crypto aspect and decentralized approach when it comes to security and privacy issues [18:43]
John explains why they have proof of bandwidth and proof of memory [19:56]
John shares his favorite taco spot, Yesenia's [21:34]

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Gryphon

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Announcing the San Diego AgTech Hackathon Oct 21-23 with Jennifer Schoeneck of the City of Escondido Sep 29, 2022

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This Week in San Diego Tech News – September 23, 2022 Sep 29, 2022

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For September 23, 2022:

1. Hone lands $30M in funding

2. ImmunoScape raises $14M in venture capital to fund platform targeting cancer

3. The news we’ve been waiting for! Sapporo completes sale of Stone Brewing for $165M

4. General Atomics opposes Chinese agriculture investment near Grand Forks Air Base in ND

5. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-09-20/new-research-shows-you-might-be-able-to-measure-your-blood-oxygen-levels-with-a-smartphone-camera

6. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-09-06/european-regulators-move-to-block-illuminas-7-1-billion-acquisition-of-grail

7. https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2022/09/18/new-iphone-emergency-sos-feature-supported-by-qualcomm-chip-custom-apple-technology/

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Sustainability and the Future of Smart Home Automation With Ashley Renne Nsonwu and Josh Gierke Sep 27, 2022

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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 shares how smart technology made her everyday life as a mother easier and more efficient [09:31]
Josh shares where he has seen smart tech play a huge part in terms of providing help and care to others [10:42]
Josh talks about the future of smart tech and sustainability and what he's excited about [12:48]
Where is Ashley investing her time, energy and research next for sustainability and automation? [14:54]
Josh talks about how sustainability in the workplace spill over into homes today [17:34]
Ashley talks about sustainable technology solutions, policy changes, etc. [19:55]
Josh shares his favorite taco spots, Tacos El Gordo and Rubio's [22:01]
Ashley shares a taco spot she wants to try, Sugar Taco [23:13]

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Hot Jupiter

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Follow Josh online

Cox Communications

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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

Investing and Helping Companies in Their Earliest Stage with Tyson McDowell of Greatscale Ventures Sep 20, 2022

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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 what his TED Talk was about and the high-value humanity in tech [10:19]
How did Tyson meet his business partner, Aaron? [13:02]
Tyson shares how they applied their idea of changing the world with tech into their business, and pivoting [15:08]
Tyson talks about the companies they’ve worked with and how they helped them [19:30]
Tyson gives an example of what a startup’s journey and growth is like with Greatscale Ventures [21:15]
Tyson shares where Greatscale Ventures is right now and what people can expect from them over the next year [27:39]
[33:33]
Tyson shares his favorite taco spots, Jack in the Box, City Tacos, and Casa Machado Restaurant [36:59]

Resources:

Preserving humanity as AI takes us over - Tyson’s TED Talk

Follow Tyson online

Greatscale Ventures

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