Episodes

May 9, 2021

Episode 18: Event Recaps, More #MiamiTechWeek Stuff, Doge Coin/Croqueta Coin, and more!

On this episode of the pod, Cesar, Maria, Brian, and Will discuss: - A recap of recent events - More #MiamiTechWeek stuff - Doge goes nuts - and more!

May 3, 2021

Episode 17: Jack Abraham from Atomic: what brought him to Miami, OpenStore, & more!

In this episode, Cesar, Maria, Will, Brian and Jack discuss: #MiamiTechWeek What brought Jack to Miami More on OpenStore More about Atomic and what they're working on Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miamitechpod

April 26, 2021

Episode 16: Michael Sayman joins the pod, Reef technology makes waves, and more!

On this episode of the pod, Maria, Cesar, Brian and Michael discuss: Reef Technology wins support from local goverment Michael's story as a South Florida native that went on to work for some of the biggest companies in tech …

April 19, 2021

Episode 15: Miami opening back up, Papa raises fresh funding, Companies are hiring, and more!

In this episode Maria, Cesar, and Will discuss: Miami opening back up post-pandemic Papa raising $60M in funding from Tiger Global Local Miami companies that are hiring and more!

April 12, 2021

Episode 14: Francis Suarez joins the Pod, SoftBank Miami News, and More!

With special guest Mayor Francis Suarez! On this episode, Mayor Suarez, Maria, Cesar, Brian and Will discuss: What's next for Miami from the Mayor's perspective How do we involve more locals in the Miami Tech movement? What …

April 5, 2021

Episode 13: Building and Scaling Kiddie Kredit in Miami, Black Men Talk Tech, & more

With special guest co-host Evan Leaphart from Kiddie Kredit! In this episode, Evan, Maria, Brian, and Cesar discuss: Evan's background and story The genesis of Kiddie Kredit Where the company is heading The Black Men Talk Te…

March 22, 2021

Episode 12: Autonomous vehicles, Broadband access for all, Maria's new role, and more!

With special guest co-host, Alex Roy from Argo AI! In this episode, Alex, Cesar, Brian, Maria, and Will discuss: Alex's Cannonball records Argo AI and where he thinks the AV car marked is headed Miami Foundation's broadband …

March 15, 2021

Episode 11: TechCrunch's Miami Pitch Competition, Pipe and Lumu Raise Fresh Capital, & more

In this episode of the pod, Cesar, Brian, Maria and Will discuss: TechCrunch's Miami Pitch Competition and highlight winners: Kiddie Kredit Redact Local Startup Fundraising news: Pipe Lumu and more!

March 8, 2021

Episode 10: SpeedETab gets acquired, building a team in Miami, & more NFT madness

Featuring special guest co-host Adam Garfield from SpeedETab! On this episode of the pod Adam, Maria, Cesar, Brian and Will discuss: SpeedETab's recent acquisition news Stories from the early of days of SpeedETab Adam's thou…

March 1, 2021

Episode 9: NearPod gets acquired, Knight Foundation funds education, NFT craziness, & More!

Featuring special guest co-host Emiliano (Emi) Abramzon! On this episode of the pod Emi, Maria, Cesar, Brian and Will NearPod's recent acquisition Knight Foundation funding local universities and education NFT Craziness & mo…

Feb. 22, 2021

Episode 8: Lucy Lopez joins the pod, Miami Billboards in SF, and more!

Special guest Lucy Lopez joins the pod! Lucy is the host of Power96's morning show and a staple in South Florida media. Lucy recently wrote a hilarious blog post about "tech bros" invading Miami, so we wanted to bring her on…

Feb. 15, 2021

Episode 7: Fundraising news, Chamath backs Suarez, Melissa Krinzman's new role, who's hiring, and more!

On this episode of the pod, Maria, Cesar, Brian, and Will discuss: Fundraising News Chamath backs Suarez Melissa Krinzman's new role as Miami's VC-in-Residence Which #MiamiTech companies are hiring and more!

Feb. 8, 2021

Episode 6: The Eight Sleep Suite, Local Startup Spotlights, Jeff Bezos Stepping Down at Amazon, and more

On this episode of the pod, Maria, Cesar, Brian and Will discuss: Maria's experience at the Eight Sleep Suite We highlight local startups Loupe, Sustalytics, PADL, and SwagUp The How Can I Help Fundraiser Thoughts Jeff Bezos…

Feb. 1, 2021

Episode 5: Wyncode Acquired by BrainStation, Coding Bootcamp's Role in a Tech Community, SoftBank's new $100M fund, and more

This week's special guest co-host: Johanna and Juha Mikkola from Wyncode! Topics discussed: Wyncode being acquired by BrainStation Coding Bootcamp's role in a tech community Softbank's $100M Miami Fund and more.... Follow us…

Episode 4: Building Blockchain in Miami, Citrix Acquires Wrike, Ironhack Raises $20M and more

Jan. 25, 2021