The #MiamiTech Pod
A weekly show that talks about all the recent news, events, happenings, and trends in the #MiamiTech community.
Episodes
92 episodes
From Winning 7 Formula 1 Championships To 3D Printing Batteries
A single “no” can end a career plan or it can light the fuse. Our first guest post-relaunch is a Miami native and co-founder of Material who proves what persistence looks like: he gets shut down at Honda, quits days later, sells nearly everythi...
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Building an ElderTech Startup in Miami with Bianca Padilla of Carewell
Listen to the latest episode of The Miami Tech Pod with Bianca Padilla, CEO and Cofounder of Carewell. Hear:Bianca’s Miami story What led her to start CarewellThe challenges & opportunities in the e...
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Building teams that scale, investing in the future, and falling in love with Miami - Emil Michael
Listen in to our interview with Emil Michael, former Chief Business Officer at Uber and current Chairman & CEO of DPCM Capital.Topics on deck:Lifelong leadership lessonsBuilding teams that love youScaling and taking big bets...
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Building OpenStore In Miami, Working At Google & A New Creator Marketplace with Jeremy Wood
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Jeremy Wood founder at OpenStore.While working at Google, he watched as companies like Shopify brought small businesses online and was re-energized by the space. When Keith Rabois t...
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Changing The Future Of Work For Mobile Professionals w/ Cary Gahm and Ed Thomas
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Cary Gahm and Ed Thomas Co-founders of Tempmee.TempMee is a new and easier way to connect Licensed Dental Professionals with Dental Offices in need of temporary help through an on-...
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A True Underdog Story w/ Edrizio De La Cruz
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Edrizio De La Cruz.Edrizio is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor and occasional stand up comic :-)He’s a Dominican immigrant who grew up in Harlem. He dropped out of c...
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Riding Unicorns and Supercharging SaaS w/ Javier Ramirez Lugo
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Javier Ramirez Lugo of Cuota!Javier is the founder of Cuota which is a company of B2B Sales consultancy, he has helped over 40 venture backed-startups. His B2B Sales e...
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Building a Finance Super App, Thiel Fellowship & Investing In Miami w/ Zaid Rahman
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Zaid Rahman Founder/CEO of FlexbaseTopics on Deck:- Who Is Zaid Rahman?- Dropping Out Of College For The Thiel Fellowship- Working In A.I. Before It Was Cool- B...
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Revolutionizing Gift Giving with Katy Carrigan CEO at Goody
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Katy Carrigan CEO of Goody.Topics on Deck:- Revolutionizing Gift Giving at Goody- Working out of Pareto Holdings Venture Studio- Miami Over SF- Big Hairy Audaci...
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Supporting Startups, Nurturing Tech Ecosystems and Why Miami Drivers Suck w/ Chester Ng of Atomic
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Chester Ng General Partner at Atomic.Topics on Deck:- Chester's incredible Entrepreneurial Journey- What is @JoinAtomic- Tips to Evaluate Talent- Atomic's Build...
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Andrew Parker on Papa, $1.4 Billion Valuation, Getting Access to All with a Health Plan & more!
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Andrew Parker Founder and CEO of Papa.Topics on Deck:- What is @join_papa- Being a Pal to a Papa- Coming out of Y Combinator- Building in Miami becoming a Super...
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Changing The Public Relations Game w/ Greg Galant - CEO & Cofounder of Muck Rack
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Greg Galant CEO and Cofounder of Muck RackTopics on Deck:- Bootstrapping @muckrack to an $180M Series A- Going Viral With @shortyawards- Will Miami Survive The Cryp...
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Using Tech To Create The Ultimate Musical Experience w/ Beatriz Ayala - Founder and CEO of Musicasa
This week on The #MiamiTech Podcast the hosts chat with Beatriz Ayala - Founder and CEO of Musicasa.Topics on Deck:- Bea's Incredible Journey As A Founder- Building The First Peer-to-Peer Platform for Live Music- Helping...
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Onboarding The Masses To Web3 w/ Magdalena Kala Founder of Double Down
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts chat with Web3 Investor and Founder of Double Down, Magdalena "Mags" Kala.Topics on Deck:- Raising $30M & Building Double Down in Miami- Web3 Mass Adoption Thru Consumer Culture<...
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EP 77 | Nurturing A Tech Ecosystem w/ Antonio Delgado VP of Innovation & Tech Partnerships at Miami-Dade College
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts chat with Antonio Delgado VP of Innovation & Tech Partnerships at Miami-Dade CollegeTopics on Deck:- Providing The Skills To Thrive in a Tech Ecosystem- Keeping Curriculum’s Rele...
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EP 76 | Mo' Money Mo' Opportunity
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts recap the summer in #MiamiTech and what to look forward to in Q4.Topics on Deck:- Cold Crypto Summer- Lux Capital Joins The Miami VC Party- Betr raises $50M led by Florida Funder...
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EP 75 | The Hunt for Web3 Alpha w/ Ralph Quintero
This week on The #MiamiTech Pod the hosts chat #web3 and #NFT's with Ralph Quintero of The Daily RalphaTopics on Deck:- Filtering Out Noise In The #NFT Space- The Daily rAlpha - Rise Of The ENS Domains- Fu...
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EP 74 | Kaben Clauson Co-founder of Pigeon Loans
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Kaben Clauson Co-founder of Pigeon LoansTopics on Deck:- What Is Pigeon Loans?- Going Through Y Combinator- Connecting People With #Fintech- The State Of Cons...
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EP 73 | The State Of The Crypto Market w/ Coinfund CEO Jake Brukhman
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Jake Brukhman CEO of Coinfund.Topics on Deck:- What is Coinfund?- The state of the crypto market- Fortune 100 companies riding the Crypto Train- Wen NFT mass adopti...
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EP 72 | Matt Haggman of Opportunity Miami
This week on The Miami Tech Pod the hosts chat with Matt Haggman of Beacon Council & Opportunity MiamiTopics on Deck:- Matt’s early days at the Miami Herald & Knight Foundation- Building community in Miami for the pa...
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EP 71 | Can Miami Tech Save The Choco Taco?
This week the hosts chat about recent headlines in Miami and #MIamitech Topics on Deck:- Insider trading rocks the crypto world- Time X City Of Miami NFT- Will Alexis Ohanian save the Choco Taco??- Miami Propose...
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EP 70 | Inside The Creator Economy w/ Trend CEO Ramon Berrios
On this episode the hosts chat with CEO of Trend.io and host of DTC Podcast, Ramon Berrios.Topics on deck:- Raising $3M to build creator marketplace - Building brands off of TikTok content - A16z sets up shop i...
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EP 69 | The Future of Influencer Marketing w/Pixlee CEO Kyle Wong
In this episode, Maria, Cesar, and Brian catch up with Pixlee co-founder and CEO Kyle Wong to discuss: Future of influencer marketing and user generated content Building a company from a Stanford dorm room
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