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This Week in San Diego Tech News – July 22, 2022 Jul 28, 2022

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Making Pickleball More Fashionable With Aubri Steele and Kate Nowlan of Civile Apparel Jul 26, 2022

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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 their products despite not having a creative background [13:35]
Kate shares how she lends her expertise to Civile Apparel, and why she thinks relationships is the key to success [16:26]
What makes Civile Apparel different from other pickleball apparel? [18:57]
Aubri talks about the gender equality and inclusivity of pickleball as a game [21:29]
Aubri and Kate share what now versus next year looks like for both Civile Apparel and the pickleball industry [22:51]
Kate shares what it feels like building another apparel company [24:47]]
Aubri shares her favorite taco spots, Tony's Jacal and Taco Picasso [30:32]
Kate shares her favorite taco spot, Death By Tequila [31:18]
Aubri shares her favorite tequila [32:18]

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Civile Apparel

Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

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Build Healthy Hydration Habits With Miles Bowles and Jock Thompson of PÜL Jul 19, 2022

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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 how the algorithm and data helps, and why he sees their product as a cognitive training tool [19:29]
When did Miles and Jock know they were finally ready to have a product and go live? [25:08]
Jock talks about the current state of their product and the wellness movement [29:27]
Miles shares what’s next for PÜL [32:04]
Miles and Jock share their favorite taco spots, Galaxy Taco and Chronic Tacos [35:54]

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LinkedIn | Instagram

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PÜL

Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

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This Week in San Diego Tech News – July 8, 2022 Jul 15, 2022

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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 at your next bbq!
Comic Con coming to SD July 21-24! Check em out :)
July 14 – Innovate78 Startup event – focus on talent and recruitment
Marketing Night Aug 30 – Focus on consumer

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