Episodes
Nov. 1, 2021
Episode 42 w/ Will, Alfonso, & Emilio from OnChain Studios: all about Cryptoys & the future of NFTs
In this episode, Maria, Cesar, Brian, Will, Alfonso, and Emilio discuss: - OnChain Studios latest fundraise - All about the Cryptoys platform they're building - Where NFTs are heading - and much much more Follow OnChain Studi...
Oct. 25, 2021
Episode 41 w/ Daniel Kleinman @ Seaworthy Collective: the #BlueTech movement, what it means and why it's important
On this episode of the #MiamiTechPod, Daniel, Cesar, and Brian discuss: All about Daniel and his background! What is Seaworthy Collective The #BlueTech movement and why it's important Building underwater drones & more!
Oct. 17, 2021
Episode 40 w/ Alex Nucci from Blanket AI - his background, building and optimizing sales, and more!
In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, Alex, Maria, Brian and Cesar discuss; - Alex's background and career - Building and optimizing sales at Blanket - Q3 Fundraising News - Magic Leap raising funding - & more!!
Oct. 9, 2021
Episode 39 w/ David Goldberg: all about Alpaca VC, NFT mania, his thoughts on Miami, and more!
On this episode, David, Maria, Cesar and Will discuss: - David's background - Alpaca VC - The recent NFT market and craziness - His views on Miami Tech - & more!
Oct. 3, 2021
Episode 38 w/ Saif Ishoof VP of Engagement at FIU and Venture Miami: his passion for Miami, leveling up our local universities, and more!
On this episode of The Miami Tech Pod, Saif, Will, Maria, and Brian discuss: - Saif's background - How we got involved with Venture Miami - His perspective on local univerisites - Trends in the #MiamiTech scene - and more! Fo...
Sept. 26, 2021
Episode 37 w/ Amanda Geotz from House of Wise: building a CBD company that's empowering women, why she moved to Miami, and more!
On this episode of The #MiamiTech Pod, Amanda, Maria, Brian and Will discuss: Amanda's journey and what led her to create House of Wise The challanges and opportunities building a CBD company Why she moved to Miami and more! ...
Sept. 18, 2021
Episode 36 w/ Gianni Dalerta - How he got into crypto, his current NFT projects, and more!
In this episode, Gianni, Brian, Maria, Cesar, and Will Discuss: - The latest news in #MiamiTech - Gianni's background - How he got involved in the early days of Ethereum - What he's working on in the NFT space - Miami Coin - ...
Sept. 12, 2021
Episode 35 w/ Michael and Helen from SwagUp: Moving to Miami, Learning to Bootstrap + Scale, & more!
In this episode of the MiamiTech Pod, Michael, Helen, Brian, and Cesar talk about: - Moving SwagUp to Miami - Learning how to bootstrap and scale - Tips on how to work well with your partner - How they are balancing live/work...
Sept. 3, 2021
Episode 34 w/ Melissa Medina: Building eMerge America over the years, Family business, Pitbull & more
In this weeks episode, Melissa, Maria, Brian, and Cesar discuss: -Building eMerge America’s over the years -The Medina family: A family in business -Collabing with Pitbull - & more
Aug. 28, 2021
Episode 33 with Francesca de Quesada Covey from Venture City: her background, The Venture City, Crypto, NFTs, and more!
In this episode, Cesi, Brian, Cesar, and Will discuss: - Cesi's background - Her experience in Crypto - What brought her back to Miami - NFTs - Brian's viral tweet - and more!! Helpful resources on NFTs: https://a16z.com/2021...
Aug. 20, 2021
Ep 32 w/ Chris Adamo and Adam Garfield from Flamingo Capital: discussing their new syndicate & more!
In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, Chris, Adam, Cesar, Brian, Maria and Will discuss: - Flamingo Capital: the new syndicate their running - Their first two investments - How to contact them for a potential investment
Aug. 15, 2021
Episode 31 w/ Miles Varghese from Cargologik: bringing innovation in logistics, sales tips, & more!
In this episode, Miles, Maria, Cesar, Brian and Will discuss: - Miles background and how he broke into the tech scene - Innovation around logistics and what brought him to start CargoLogik - Growing a team - Sales tips - His ...
Aug. 8, 2021
Episode 30: Ja’dan Johnson joins the pod: Miami Hack Week, Softbank Operator School, and more!
On this episode of the pod, Ja’dan, Cesar, Maria and Brian discuss: Miami Hack Week Softbank Operator School Startups making moves (4Ocean + Traba) and more!
Aug. 1, 2021
Ep 29 w/ Dave Fano @ Teal - Changing how people think about work, #MiamiTech, and more
On this episode of The #MiamiTech Pod, Dave, Will, Maria, and Brian discuss: Dave's background and his journey into starting Teal More about the company and mission behind it His thoughts on #MiamiTech and more! Follow Dave o...
July 25, 2021
Ep 28 w/ Michael and Mateo from Lula: about the company, their pivot, raising money, and more!
In this episode, Michael, Mateo, Maria, Cesar, Brian, and Will discuss: - The Lula story - Their pivot from a ridesharing app to an insurance platform - Raising money - Miami Hack Week - & more!
July 19, 2021
Episode 27 with Henri Pierre-Jacques from Harlem Capital: His Mission, the State of VC, why Miami, and more!
In this episode of the #MiamiTech Pod Henri, Cesar, and Brian discuss: Henri's background His Mission The State of Venture Capital in America Why Henri moved to Miami and more! Follow Henri on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hpi...
July 11, 2021
Episode 26 with Suraj Hemnani from Weather Creative: Animal Influencers, Freedom via Entrepenurship, #MiamiTech, and more!
In this episode, Suraj, Cesar and Brian discuss: ⁃ How to land an influencer animal ⁃ How Mariaderchi influenced the start of a weather app empire ⁃ Building ones own freedom by being an entrepreneur ⁃ What the fu...
July 3, 2021
Episode 25 with Alexandra Wilkis Wilson: her background, Clerisy, #MiamiTech, and more!
In this episode of The #MiamiTech Pod, Alexandra, Maria, Cesar & Will discuss: Alexandra's background Her time at Gilt, GLAMSQUAD, and other ventures More about her new venture capital firm Clerisy Why she chose to move to Mi...
June 27, 2021
Episode 24 with Felipe and Andres from PADL: about this exciting #MiamiTech company, #BlueTech, and what's next
In this episode Felipe, Andres, Cesar, and Maria discuss: - The tragedy in Surfside and what you can do to help - More about PADL - Challenges building a paddle board sharing network - PADL’s innovative data play instead of w...
June 20, 2021
Episode 23: Fundraising News, Events Recap, & more!
On this episode of the pod, Brian, Cesar, Maria and Will discuss: Fundraising news CORAL GABLES-BASED FINTECH PAYCARGO RAISES $125M SERIES B FROM INSIGHT PARTNERS Bank Novo $40.7M Series A (we use them) TO CONNECT SPORTS CARD...
June 18, 2021
Episode 22.5: Live from CoMotion Miami, Cesar sits down with John Rossant for a special edition of the Miami Tech Pod
Live from CoMotion Miami, @CFernandezFL sits down with John Rossant of @CoMotionNEWS for a special edition of the Miami Tech Pod They talk about: -Innovation in urban mobility -Miami as an emerging mobility playground -Electr...
June 13, 2021
Episode 22 w/ Jon Oringer - what brought Jon to Miami, more about the Pareto Fellowship, what he looks for entrepreneurs, and more
With special guest Jon Oringer from Pareto Holdings! In this episode, Jon, Maria, Cesar, Brian, and Will discuss: What brought Jon to Miami More about the Pareto Fellowship What Jon looks for in Entrepreneurs and more! Follow...
May 30, 2021
Episode 21: Jalak Jobanputra from FPVC joins the pod to talk blockchain, investing, #MiamiTech, and more!
With special guest Jalak Jobanputra! In this episode, Jalak, Brian, Maria and Cesar discuss: - Jalak's background - More about Future Perfect Ventures - What brought Jalak to Miami - Her perspective blockchain/crypto and wher...
May 23, 2021
Episode 20: Founders Fund's Delian Asparouhov joins the pod to share his background, Varda Space Industries, thoughts on #MiamiTech, and more
On this episode of the #MiamiTech Pod, Delian, Cesar, Maria, and Brian discuss: - Delian's background - What he's up to at Varda Space Industries - The famous tweet heard round the world - Thoughts on #MiamiTech - What he loo...