The #MiamiTech Pod

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EP 61 w/ Founder of Doodles Jordan Castro on Building Brands on the Blockchain May 16, 2022

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In this episode Will and Jordan sit down for a live fireside chat at Emerge Americas during Miami Tech Week.
Topics on deck:
- Founding Doodles
- building a community in Web3
- Going from an NFT PFP project to a full on brand
- importance of IRL experiences
- and more!
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Links:
https://twitter.com/poopie
https://doodles.app/
https://emergeamericas.com/

Ep 60: Miami Tech Week recap + interviews w/Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith, eMerge CEO Felice Gorordo! Apr 30, 2022

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In this episode, Maria, Cesar, Brian, Will recap Miami Tech Week and discuss:

Best panels/speeches during Miami Tech Week
Best Miami Tech Week parties
Key takeaways from Miami Tech Week + hopes for next year

In addition, the crew sat down with eMerge CEO Felice Gorordo and Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith to discuss all things eMerge 2022 and Blockchain.com's bet on Miami as a hub for crypto companies.

Ep 59 w/Sneak peak at React Miami & work-life balance in engineering w/Michelle Bakels Apr 17, 2022

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In this episode, Cesar, Brian, Maria, & Michelle Bakels (co-organizer of React Miami and Program Director of Developer Health at G2i) discuss:

Preview of React Miami
Preventing burnout in engineering
Hiring software developers in 2022

Ep 58: Inside Miami NFT Week w/Erik LaPaglia, Gianni Dalerta, & Ted Lucas Apr 10, 2022

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In this episode, Maria, Brian, & Will chat with Erik LaPaglia, Gianni Dalerta, & Ted Lucas about:
- A full recap of @miaminftweek
- the backstory story behind the conference and what’s they’re planned next
- why #Miami is becoming one of the top cities in the world for #NFTs
- & more!

Ep 57 w/Michelle Abbs on Tuttle Tribe NFTs & inclusion in Web3! Mar 20, 2022

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In this episode, Maria, Will, Brian & Cesar are joined by Michelle Abbs, founder of Web3Equity, discuss:

Tuttle Tribe NFTs
Behind the scenes on launching an NFT project
Inclusion in Web3

Links:
https://tuttletribe.web3equity.io/
https://www.web3equity.io/

Ep 56 w/8 Sleep Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Alexandra Zatarain talks sleep fitness, hyper growth, & scaling a hardware company. Mar 12, 2022

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In this episode, Brian, Maria, and 8 Sleep co-founder & CMO Alexandra Zatarain discuss:

Building a sleep fitness company in Miami
Scaling a hardware company
8 sleep for babies?

Ep 55 w/ Venture Miami Executive Director Erick Gavin on MiamiCoin & future of public problem solving! Mar 06, 2022

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In this episode, Maria, Brian, Cesar, & Erick discuss:

Venture Miami's service to local startups and entrepreneurs
MiamiCoin
Should government invest directly in startups?

Ep 54: w/Demian Bellumio from Nue Life: Ketamine therapy, decades of investing & operating in Miami, & origins of Miami Tech Life Feb 19, 2022

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In this episode, Cesar, Brian, Will discuss:

Demian's decades of building & investing in companies in Miami
Ketamine Therapy & Nue Life's growth
Origins of Miami Tech Life: from What's App to public benefit company

Ep 53: Healthcare.com President, Co-Founder Jose Vargas joins the pod! Feb 13, 2022

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In this episode, Maria, Cesar, Will, Brian, and Jose discuss:

Building online companies in Miami for the last 20 years.
Healthcare.com's explosive growth, $180M round.
Jose's M&A activity over the last two decades.

Ep 52: Founder of Novo Tyler McIntyer on building a fintech company in Miami! Feb 05, 2022

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In this episode, Maria, Cesar, Brian, and Tyler discuss:

Novo's business banking tools
Raising $130M+ in VC funding
Bringing the company back to Miami

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