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    • May 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 151 EPISODES


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    #151 David Cardona with Strangeworks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 43:13


    David Cardona is the COO and co-founder of Strangeworks, an Austin TX startup developing a platform that makes quantum computing more accessible. David tells us more about his upbringing in rural Texas and the jump he made from a young attorney to successful co-founder. Now on his second startup with most of the same core team, David and his partners are creating an unconventional computing software application that is working on revolutionizing technology by guiding companies through the chaos of quantum computing, making it easily accessible to all. David Cardona es el COO y co-fundador de Strangeworks, una startup basada en Austin TX que esta desarrollando una plataforma para democratizar la computación cuántica. David nos cuenta como crecio en un area rural de Texas y su saldo de ser abogado profesional a emprendedor exitoso ahora en su segundo startup. Con el mismo equipo de trabajo, David y sus socios han creado una empresa no convencional de desarrollo de software que esta revolucionando el acceso a la computación cuántica para todos.

    #150 Sofia Elizondo with Brightseed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 43:50


    Sofia Elizondo is the COO and co-founder of Brightseed, a Silicon Valley startup that is bringing nature's intelligence to life. Sofia shares her insights on how she co-founded Brightseed on the belief that food should nourish us on a more natural basis and that plants have the answers to our well being and now she and her team are building the technology in machine-learning to find all these answers at a much faster pace. With an impressive team, Brightseed has raised $27MM and much of that during the pandemic. We are excited to learn more about this ground breaking technology. Sofia Elizondo es la COO y co-fundadora de Brightseed, una startup de Silicon Valley que da vida a la inteligencia de la naturaleza. Sofia nos comparte su historia como co-fundadora y su creencia en que nuestros alimentos nos deben de nutrir de una manera mas natural y las plantas tienen toda esta informacion bioquimica. Sofia y su equipo han desarrollado una plataforma que utiliza inteligencia artificial para poder descifrar esta informacion a un ritmo mas acelerado que en un laboratorio. Estamos muy entusiasmados de escuchar esta interesante platica.

    #149 Christina Lopes with FidoCure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 45:36


    Christina Lopes is the CEO and co-founder of FidoCure, a Silicon Valley startup that uses genomic testing to identify possible cancer-causing mutations in dogs and then suggest targeted therapy to precisely attack cancer cells. A YC alumni, Christina shares her success as a first time female founder that came from Brazil to Silicon Valley to start a Biotechnology company that has raised +$10MM in VC funding. Christina Lopes es la CEO y fundadora de FidoCure, una startup de Silicon Valley que esta usando el genoma para identificar posibles mutaciones que generan cancer en perros y sugiriendo terapia precisa para estos pacientes. Una ex-alumna de YC, Christina nos comparte su historia de exito como mujer fundadora en el mundo de los startups, llegando de Brazil al Silicon Valley y llegando a recaudar ya mas de $10MM en inversion de capital riesgo.

    #148 Richard Guerrero with Genius Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 52:16


    Richard Guerrero is the founder of Genius Watch, a Los Angeles based wearables startup that is developing fit watches to better monitor our health and lifestyles. Richard is a serial entrepreneur from Venezuela that wants to revolutionize the way we care for our bodies and also the ones we left behind by sharing data with relatives in our countries of origin. Richard Guerrero es el fundador de Genius Watch, una startup de Los Angeles desarrollando relojes inteligentes que pueden monitorer nuestra salud y estilo de vida. Richard es un emprendedor serial originario de Venezuela que quiere revolucionar la manera de cuidar y monitorear nuestros cuerpos y haciendo uso de la data, compartir esta misma con nuestros familiares en nuestros paises de origen y viceversa.

    #147 Tina Hedges with LOLI Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 45:48


    Tina Hedges is the founder of LOLI Beauty based in NYC. LOLI is the world's first zero-waste, organic, food-grade approach to beauty. As a B-Corp, LOLI's mission is to stir up clean beauty with sustainable and natural beauty products. Tina is a brand alchemist with a decade or two in worldwide brand management roles at some of the most famous Beauty Brands but her inspiration comes from her Cuban roots and her Jamaican upbringing. Tina Hedges es la fundadora de LOLI Beauty basada en NY. LOLI es la primer marca de belleza que impone cero desperdicio, materiales organicos y comestibles . Como empresa socialmente responsable, la mision de LOLI es de revitalizar la industria de belleza con productos sustentables y 100% naturales. Tina es una alquimista moderna con mas de una decada de experiencia trabajando en las marcas de belleza mas reconocidas mundialmente, pero sus raices Cubanas y Jamaiquinas son su verdadera fuente de inspiracion

    #146 Vanessa Alvarez with Nexme

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 52:11


    Vanessa Alvarez is the co-founder of Nexme, a Seattle based startup that developed an on demand real estate platform delivering instant access to home and full-service real estate agents. Vanessa and her co-founder created the Uber of viewing homes and connecting buyers with real estate agents while providing an educational platform for the consumers, guiding them through the buying process. Vanessa Alvarez es la co-fundadora de Nexme, una startup de Seattle que creo una plataforma de bienes raices online conectando directamente a compradores con agentes en segudos. Vanessa y su co-fundador crearon este motor visualizador de propiedades que genera una conexion instantanea a agentes locale de bienes raices, educando al comprador en lo que es el proceso de compra/venta de inmuebles.

    #145 Rafaela Cavalcanti with Cloq App

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 44:48


    Rafaela Cavalcanti is the CEO an co-founder of Cloq App, a Brazilian fintech startup providing nano-credit to the underbanked via an app while educating the consumer to make better financial decisions. Our first Brazilian guest in the show, Rafaela tells us her story on how her family experienced hardship with their small business and that was the inspiration to solve a problem affecting millions of Brazilian consumers that are unbanked and lack access to formal credit channels, leaving them at the mercy of the unregulated alternative market that preys on consumers. Rafaela Cavalcanti es la CEO y co-fundadora de Cloq App, una fintech brasileira que provee nano creditos al sector desbancarizado via app y educandolos a tomar mejores decisiones financieras. Nuestra primer invitada brasileira al show, Rafaela nos cuenta su historia familiar en como el sector desbancarizado es victima de los prestamistas alternativos y predatores. Viviendolo en carne propia, esta experiencia fue la inspiracion de Rafaela para poder crear una herramienta de inclusio financiera que sea mas equitativa para el sector popular desbancarizado.

    #144 Victoria Flores with Lux Beauty Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 48:30


    Victoria Flores is the Founder and CEO of Lux Beauty Club, a NY based CBD e-commerce startup that began as a hair extension business and pivoted to the CBD marketplace. We talked to Victoria about her experience as a female founder and how her career in finance took her from El Paso to New York, working for Hedgefunds and her eventual departure to start her own business. Victoria Flores es la fundadora y CEO de Lux Beauty Club, una startup de NY en el ambito de CBD que comenzo como un negocio online de venta de extensiones para el cabello. Charlamos con Victoria acerca de su experiencia como fundadora Latina y como llego desde el Paso Texas hasta los Hedgefunds de Nueva York y su eventual salto al mundo del emprendimiento.

    #143 Angel Medina with Muertx de Hambre

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 48:45


    Angel Medina is the Founder of Muertx de Hambre, a Portland OR based culinary and creative startup looking to expand its footprint. We catch up with our friend Angel and hear how he has been able to reinvent his business during the pandemic and thrive in a sector that has been one of the hardest hit in the economy - hospitality. Angel Medina es el Fundador de Muertx de Hambre, una startup creativa y culinaria basada en Portland Oregon expandiendo su huella. En este episodio nos reconectamos con Angel para escuchar una historia de transormacion en tiempos de la pandemia y tener exito en un sector altamente castigado como es el de la hospitalidad.

    #142 Daniela Corrente with Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 50:33


    Daniela Corrente is the CEO of Reel, a platform that empowers financial independence by enabling users to automatize savings for their buying aspirations. Daniela and her team had essentially unlocked the save-to-buy process that make aspiration accessible to all users to create saving plans for items they want to purchas across the web. We had a candid conversatio about the psychology of consumer behavior and our over reliance on credit and the lack of education that we get on this subject. Daniela Corrente es la CEO de Reel, una plataforma que empodera financieramente a los usuarios para ahorrar con miras a compras futuras sin necesidad de creditos. Daniela y su equipo escencialmente han creado una maquina de ahorros para compras que hacen mas accesibles esas aspiraciones a compras de cualquier tipo y asi crear planes de ahorro automaticos. Una charla muy educativa con Daniela acerca de los peligros del credito cuando hay falta de educacion en como manejarlos adecuadamente.

    #141 Irma Olguin Jr. with Bitwise

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 46:45


    Irma Olguin Jr. is the CEO and founder of Bitwise Industries, a Fresno CA startup creating bridges between humans from marginalized communities to access opportunities in the tech industry. Irma is a Fresno native that became the first person in her family to attend college and then start a career in tech but soon realized that her calling was bridging that accessibility gap between tech careers and the marginalized communities in Fresno. To date, Bitwise has raised more than $100M to fulfill its mission and have expanded into other communities. Irma Olguin Jr. es la CEO y fundadora de Bitwise Industries, una startup de Fresno CA creando puentes entre los humando marginalizados y apartados de las oportunidades en la industria de tecnologia. Irma es una nativa de Fresno que fue la primer graduada de universidad en su familia y con una carrera en tecnologia. Muy pronto se dio cuenta que su llamado de accion era crear estos vinculos de inclusion para comunidades apartadas como su natal Fresno. A la fecha Bitwise ha recaudado mas de $100M para ampliar su alcance y continuar con esta mision de equidad e inclusion.

    #140 Luis Perez with Remoov

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 50:09


    Luis Perez is the CEO of Remoov, a Bay Area startup that is an all-in-one decluttering online service that collects, sorts, donate, sells and recycles customer's used furniture saving time and money in the process. Luis realized first hand how tedious it was to move when helping his wife move out of Stanford and that experience gave him the idea to start a more efficient and less costly way of disposing of unwanted items. Remoov was born after taking a leap of faith renting a uHaul in the Bay Area and starting this new journey as a startup founder. Luis Perez es el CEO de Remoov, una startup del Area de la Bahia que se dedica a la limpieza, coleccion, clasificacion, donacion, venta y reciclaje de muebles usados durente el proceso de mudanza. Luis vivio por cuenta propia como es este proceso tedioso de la mudanza cuando ayudo a su esposa a desalojar la Universidad de Stanford. Esta experiencia le dio la brillande idea de crear un servicio en linea mas eficiente y a bajo costo para deshacerse de los muebles no deseados. Remoov nacio de este salto al emprendimiento cuando Luis rento un uHaul para iniciar este nuevo camino como fundador de startup.

    #139 Adriana Vazquez with Lilu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 47:37


    Adriana Vazquez is the CEO and co-founder of Lilu, a startup that was founded on the recognition that new moms have been vastly ignored by technology, especially when it comes to breast feeding. Adriana shares with us her fascinating story on how an idea from an engineering school project quickly became a full time startup that aimed to make breast pumps suck less (pun intended!) Adriana Vazquez es la CEO y co-fundadora de Lilu, una startup que fue fundada debido al descubrimiento que las mamás primerizas han sido ignoradas por la tecnologia y especialmente en el tema de la lactancia. Adriana nos comparte su historia fascinante de como una idea de proyecto en la escuela de ingenieria se convirtio en un apasionado startup que ha decidido reinventar el obsoleto extractor de leche materna.

    #138 Bertha Jimenez with RISE Products

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 49:21


    Bertha Jimenez is the co-founder of RISE Products, a sustainable startup based in NYC that is upcycling brewery waste and transforming it to super flours. Bertha is a young Ecuadorian entrepreneur with a passion for innovation and sustainability. Her approach from waste to value is the combination of her passion and training as a mechanical engineer on how to foment industrial symbiosis to reduce food waste and carbon footprint. Bertha Jimenez es la co-fundadora de RISA Products, una startup de sustentabilidad basada en NYC que esta reciclando el bagaso de cervecerias y transformandolo en super harinas. Bertha es una joven emprendedora ecuatoriana con una pasion por la innovacion y la sustentabilidad. Su tesis de desperdicio a valor es la combinacion de su pasion y su entrenamiento como ingeniera mecanica, lo cual cuestiona el como fomentar simbiosis industriales para reducir el desecho y las huellas de carbono generadas por nuestro consumo.

    #137 Elias Guerra with Popwallet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 51:02


    Elias Guerra is de CEO and founder of Popwallet, an innovative Customer Experience platform for mobile wallets. Elias has a rich experience in the corporate world and technology but after a long and prosperous career he decided to begin a new journey as a startup founder. Elias drew his inspiration from his family and also other peers creating generational wealth by leaving the corporate world and starting their own companies. "Testing yourself and your limits is starting a company" tells us Elias in a candid conversation about what it takes to go from zero to one! Elias Guerra es el CEO y fundador de Popwallet, una plataforma innovativa de Experiencia de Clientes para monederos digitales. Elias viene de una larga trayectoria en el mundo corporativo y de tecnologia que finalizo para poder iniciar una nueva etapa como fundador de startup. Elias inspiro su salto al emprendimiento de su familia y tambien de colegas profesionales que decidieron lanzar sus propias empresas y crear patrimonio generacional. Poner a prubea tus limites es comenzar una empresa nos comenta Elias, en una candida conversacion de lo que es llevar una idea de cero a uno!

    #136 Agustin "Gus" Arrieta with Dalent Medical

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 52:10


    Dr. Agustin "Gus" Arrieta is the CMO of Dalent Medical, a Miami startup creating better solutions for physicians to help restore health to patients living with sinus conditions. Dr. Arrieta is a part of a dedicated team of Cuban-American physicians, marketers and business developers that is patenting new devices that are less intrusive and more cost effective for Hospitals. We talked about the pitfalls of being a startup founder during covid times but also opportunities to video market to a more face-to-face crowd. Dr. Agustin "Gus" Arrieta es el CMO de Dalent Medical, una startup de Miami creando mejores soluciones meidcal para restaurar la salud de pacientes con condiciones de sinusitis. El Dr. Arrieta es parte de un dedicado equipo de doctores y ejecutivos Cubano-americanos que estan patentando dispositivos menos intrusivos y mas economicos para Hospitales. En este episodio discutimos los obstaculos que la pandemia ha impuesto en startups y las oportunidades de como pivotear en las estrategias de mercado y oportunidades en usar herramientas de video conferencia.

    #135 Andrea Puente Salazar with Panal Fresh

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 54:57


    Andrea Puente Salazar is the founder of Panal Fresh, a Bolivian social startup that connects farmers directly to markets and consumers and bridging the digital divide for the underserved. A young visionary and serial entrepreneur despite her young age, Andrea moved her company from software factory to full on digital inclusion startup creating the first B2B e-commerce platform where farmers in Bolivia (and soon everywhere else) can sell their products directly to markets, restaurants, cafe's and create a more equitable income distribution. Andrea Puente Salazar es la fundadora de Panal Fresh, una startup Boliviana que conecta directamente al agricultor con los mercados y consumidores creando asi un puente digital para los mas aislados. Una joven visionaria y emprendedora a pesar de su joven edad, Andrea transformo de empresaria en software a fundadora de startup de emprendimiento social, creando la primer plataforma B2B e-commerce en su pais que permite conectar las areas rurales con los mercados consumidores y asi cerrar la brecha digital

    #134 Sofia Chaves with IGLUW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 45:53


    Sofia Chaves is the co-founder of IGLUW, a Colombian based startup integrating digital solutions for property management. A young and ambitious entrepreneur started her career as a founder during her University years and immediately started scaling IGLUW after graduation. Sofia set out to solve problems on how real estate is managed in Colombia and quickly realized that their revenue model had to change drastically, leaving her team with the tough decision to take a risk and start a new monetization model. Sofia Chaves es la cofundadora de IGLUW, una startup Colombiana integrando soluciones digitales de gestion de propiedades. Sofia es una jove emprendedora que inicio su carrera como fundadora durante la Universidad y de inmediato escalando IGLUW despues de graduarse. Sofia esta solucionando problemas en como los bienes raices son gestionados en Colombia y ya avanzado su emprendimiento se dio cuenta que tenia que cambiar su modelo de negocio, asi que tomo junto con su equipo la decision mas dificil que es tomar el riesgo de cambiar radicalment su modelo de monetizacion.

    #133 Charlie Vazquez - Writer, Editor and Story Teller Consultant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 53:10


    Charlie Vazquez is a published writer and editor based in New York City. An experienced story-telling consultant, Charlie tells us more about his work on democratizing access to networks of influence and the art of writing well as a powerful tool to align our values and ideas with investors, partners, and clients. We learned more about the art of the Elevator Pitch that any startup founder needs to master early on. Charlie Vazquez es un autor y editor basado en Nueva York. Un consultor multifascetico en el arte del "story-telling", Charlie nos detalla a profundidad su labor en democratizar el acceso a redes de influencia y el arte de escribir bien como herramienta necesaria para alinear nuestros valore e ideas con inversionistas, socios y clientes. Aprendimos mas acerca del arte del "pitch de elevador" que cualquier fundador de startup necesita dominar desde muy temprano.

    #132 Andres Londoño with Instrumentalia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 55:06


    Andres Londoño is the COO of Instrumentalia, a Colombian online commerce platform of medical instruments and equipment. Andres is a third generation operator in this family run business that is transforming itself into a startup and rethinking how Instrumentalia will become a scalable online platform. Great conversation about how a multi-generational business can completely disrupt itself. Andres Londoño es el COO de Instrumentalia, una plataforma Colombiana de comercializacion de instrumentos y equipos medicos. Andres es un operador de tercera generacion en esta empresa familiar que se esta reinventando en una startup y replanteando como Instrumentalia se convierte en un modelo escalable de e-commerce. Gran conversacion de como un negocio multigeneracional puede transformarse ser auto-disruptiva.

    #131 Ramona Ortega with My Money My Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 51:45


    Ramona Ortega is the founder of My Money My Future, a web platform dedicated to empowering millenials of color to manage their money with confidence and build generational wealth in their communities - Like Google maps for your money! Ramona's incredible story of resilience and hard work takes her from the fields in Napa, CA to Wall Street as a securities attorney and her journey as a female founder working on teaching the new generations how to manage their money and build wealth. Ramona Ortega es la fundadora de Mi Dinero Mi Futuro, una plataforma web dedicada al empoderamiento de milenials de color a como administrar su dinero con exito y crear patrimonios generacionales - Es como Google Mapas para tu dinero! La historia de Ramona es una de resilencia y arduo trabajo que la llevo de los campos de Napa hasta Wall Street como abogada en finanzas y de ahi a comenzar su carrera como mujer fundadora de startup enseñando a las nuevas generaciones como administrar su dinero para crear patrimonio y riqueza.

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    #130 Alexandra Zatarain with Eight Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 48:25


    Alexandra Zatarain is the co-founder and CMO of Eight Sleep, a NY based sleep innovation startup that is helping people sleep better through research and smarter bedroom products. Alexandra tells us her story from Tijuana to New York via San Francisco and how she became the Mexicana Goddess of Sleep (term coined by our friends at BeLatina.com). We learn about their journey starting Eight Sleep and raising $1.2MM on their first crowdfunding campaign and their experience at Ycomb in San Francisco that lead the team to raise $6MM to date. Alexandra Zatarain es la co-fundadora y CMO de Eight Sleep, una innovadora startup de NY ayudandonos a descubrir como dormir mejor mediante la I&D y productos inteligentes. Alexandra nos cuenta su historia de Tijuana a Nueva York via San Francisco y como se convirtio en la Diosa Mexicana del Sueño (apodo atribuido a nuestras amigas de BeLatina.com. Escuchamos como recaudaron $1.2M en su primer campaña de crowdfunding y tambien su paso por Ycombinator, lo que llevo al equipo a recaudar mas de $6M en inversion hasta la fecha.

    #129 Marcos Gonzalez with Vamos Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 62:29


    Marcos Gonzalez is the founder and principal at Vamos Ventures, a Los Angeles based impact fund investing in diverse teams across the nation. We speak with Marcos and learn more about his mission to open the door for tomorrow's underrepresented leaders and making venture capital accessible to innovative thinkers. We also celebrate his most recent success in raising a $25M fund and investing in 6 companies! Marcos Gonzalez es el fundador de Vamos Ventures, un fondo de capital de impacto basado en Los Angeles invirtiendo en equipos de fundadores diversos en todo el pais. Marcos nos explica la mision de su fondo que es abrir puertas para fundadores de minorias y crear un vehiculo de acceso al capital mas accesible y equitativo para los visionarios del futuro. Celebramos tambien su reciente exito al levantar un fondo de $25M invirtiendo ya en 6 emprendimientos!

    #128 Carlos Cortes with Cortes Holdings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 49:36


    Carlos Cortes is the founder of Cortes Holdings, a Portland based restaurant group with hopes to become a nationwide success. Carlos is a serial entrepreneur and a well-known culinary expert in Portland and on this episode we learn lessons of hardship, preparation and the ability to pivot in the restaurant business due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. Carlos is one of the true supporters of the Latino entrepreneurial community and always full of optimism and resilience. Carlos Cortes es el fundador de Cortes Holdings, un grupo restaurantero basado en Portland con aspiraciones de ser un exito nacional. Carlos es un conocido emprendedor serial en las artes culinarias que nos viene a contar lo que ha pasado durante la pandemia y su habilidad de pivotear para poder sobrevivir y hacer crecer sus restaur Carlos es uno de los principales auspiciadores del sistema empresarial latino en Portland y siempre es un placer escuchar sus lecciones y aprendizajes con un ferviente optimismo.

    #127 Lisa Feria with Stray Dog Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 56:10


    Lisa Feria is the CEO of Stray Dog Capital, a VC firm investing in healthier, humane, and more sustainable future. Lisa was recently named one the of the 100 most influential Latina leaders in the U.S. and we celebrate her success with the hopes that more and more Latinas follow her lead. We learn more about Lisa's investments in startups that develop plant-based dietary products and how her mission to improve our lives through healthier and more sustainable prodcuts has a direct impact on creating a better world for ourselves and our children. A mind blowing revelation that came from this conversation is that most if not all of the pandemics of the last 25 years are related to animal consumption: from mad cow disease to the novel COVID-19. Lisa Feria es la CEO de Stray Dog Capital, una empresa de capital riesgo enfocada en invertir en un futuro mas saludable, humano y sustentable. Lisa fue recientemente nombrada una de las 100 lideres latinas mas prominentes en los EEUU y celebramos este exito esperando que esta influencia tenga un impacto positivo en otras mujeres. Escuchamos mas acerca de las inversiones en startups de productos veganos y como la mision de Lisa de crear empresas con productos que mejoren nuestra calidad de vida a traves de la salud y la sustentabilidad puedan asi crear un mundo mejor para nosotros y nuestros hijos. Una revelacion de esta platica es que la gran mayoria de las pandemias de las ultimas 3 decadas han sido a causa del consumo animal, desde la fiebre bovina hasta el actual Coronavirus.

    #126 Joaquin Lippincott with Metal Toad Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 55:20


    Joaquin Lippincott is the CEO of Metal Toad Media, a Portland & Los Angeles digital media company specialized in Cloud migration, IoT and Mobile. Joaquin returns to the show after almost two years to tell us about the recent decision to shut down the physical office in Portland and the advantages of working remote even prior to COVID restrictions. We talked about the future of work, privacy concerns in digital media and breaking down the barriers to start a career in tech. Joaquin Lippincott es el CEO de Metal Toad Media, una agencia digital especializada en migracion a la nube, IoT y desarrollo movil. Joaquin regresa al show despues de casi dos años para contarnos mas acerca de la reciente decision de cerrar su oficina corporativa en Portland y las ventajas del trabajo remoto incluso antes de la pandemia. En este episodio tenemos una charla amena acerca del futuro del trabajo, la privacidad de los usuarios con sus datos y el rompimiento de las barreras para entrar en la industria de la tecnologia.

    #125 Andres Contreras with OKUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 52:43


    Andres Contreras is the CEO of OKUS, a Dominican Republic educational startup changing the way we teach math to our children without the common frustrations OKUS was recently named the best Dominican startup and was featured in Forbes magazine and Andres explains to us why math has been taught the wrong way for many years, creating generations of frustrated adults and children. Further more, OKUS is looking at becoming a valuable learning tool for remote students as we continue with lock downs due to COVID-19. Andres Contreras es el CEO de OKUS, una startup Dominicana en el sector educativo que esta cambiando el metodo en como se instruyen las matematicas. OKUS fue recientement nombrada la mejor startup Dominicana y fue incluida en la revista Forbes donde Andres explica el por que las matematicas han sido ensenadas erroneamente, creando generaciones de adultos y jovenes frustrados. OKUS tambien esta buscando convertirse en una valiosa herramienta de aprendizaje virtual debido a las actuales necesidades de instruccion via remoto.

    #124 Sandra Rubio da Costa with IMIX

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 48:52


    Sandra Rubio da Costa is the CEO of IMIX, a Colombian fintech startup dedicated to build inclusive payment ecosystems for the underbanked. Sandra reconnects with us in this episode to give us an update on the growth of her startup and the organization of the fintech startup syndicate in Colombia that emphasizes collaboration as a pillar for professional development and a new type of women-led leadership. This episode is focused in Inclusion, Collaboration and Empowerment as the message resonates from Colombia to the U.S. during these times of hardship and cultural awakening. Sandra Rubio da Costa es la CEO de IMIX, una startup colombiana dedicada a a la creación y desarrollo de ecosistemas digitales incluyentes. Reconectamos con Sandra en este episodia para que nos de una actualizacion del crecimiento en su startup y tambien de la organizacion del gremio de startus fintech en Colombia que se enfoca en la colaboracion como pilar de desarrollo profesional y una nueva etapa de liderazgo femenino. Este episodio lo dedicamos a la inclusion, colaboracion y empoderamiento que tiene mensajes similares tanto en Colombia como en EE.UU. debido al reciente despertar cultural que se vive tras fronteras.

    #123 Marcia Chong-Rosado with Village Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 51:24


    Marcia Chong Rosado is the Future of Finance Lead at Village Capital, the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven / seed-stage startups. Marcia is a returning guest and we talk in depth about current efforts to democratize access to entrepreneurship tools such as resources, funds, tech, and information. We also talk about the importance of collaboration to support the pipeline for growth from the VC perspective and how founders are accessing funds in the time of COVID. Marcia Chong Rosado es la Lider en la practica del Futura de las Finanzas en Village Capital, la organizacion mas grande del mundo dando soporte a startups de alto impacto en etapa semilla. Marcia regresa al show y hablamos a profundidad acerca de los esfuerzos de democratizar el acceso al emprendimiento y herramientas como recursos, fondos e informacion relevante. Tambien hablamos acerca de como los fundadores actuales estan levantando fondos durante la pandemia y la importancia de la colaboracion en el ecosistema emprendedor para alimentar el embudo de inversion riesgo.

    #122 Luis Muchacho with Cuidad Cannabis + Mota Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 53:22


    Luis Muchacho is the founder of Cuidad Cannabis and Mota Radio, a digital platform for Oregon made CBD products. Luis is a returning guest and gives us an update on his most recent product launch, a new line of CBD infused products available now on thelunatic.com and shipping worldwide. Luis Muchacho es el fundador de Cuidad Cannabis y Mota Radio, una plataforma digital de productos CBD hechos en Oregon. Luis es un invitado que esta de vuelta en el show para darnos una actualizacion de su mas reciente lanzamiento, una nueva linea de productos CBD disponibles ya en thelunatic.com

    #121 Agustin Cortes with Learkn.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 48:07


    Agustin Cortes is the founder of Learkn.com, an online learning platform aiming to disrupt the economics of being a teacher by providing a creator platform where educators and students can thrive. Agustin is a native of San Jose and grew up near Silicon Valley in a mostly Latinx community where education and entrepreneurship are not fostered by institutions from the Valley. Agustin explains how our current education models are ripe for transformation and digitalization due to the recent pandemic and how his startup can help democratize access to information for the underrepresented communities. Agustin Cortes es el fundador de Learkn.com, una plataforma online que esta tratando de cambiar el modelo educativo en un ambiente interactivo entre profesor y estudiante. Agustin es nativo de San Jose y crecio cerca del Silicon Valley en una comunidad Latina donde la educacion y el emprendimiento no son impulsadas por las instituciones del Valle. Agustin nos explica como los modelos educativos actuales estan atravesando por un momento clave para poder modernizarse y digitalizar el acceso a la informacion y educacion para que podamos cerrar la brecha con las comunidades menos representadas.

    #120 Andres Garcia-Amaya with ZoeFinancial

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 49:54


    Andres Garcia-Amaya is the founder and CEO of Zoe Financial is the marketplace that connects consumer with top financial advisers. Andres comes from a family of three successful Latinx startup founder brothers that have raised over $15MM in venture capital to date. We had a great conversation on what it took for Andres to leave an Executive position in Wall Street to start Zoe Financial and what it takes to make it happen, from grit and determination to the superpower of being able to get a lot of NO's and keep moving forward. Andres Garcia-Amaya es el fundador y CEO de ZoeFinancial, una plataforma digital que conecta a consumidores con asesores financieros. Andres viene de una familia de tres exitosos hermanos fundadores que colectivamente han recaudado mas de $15MM de capital. Aprendimos de que fue la determinante para que Andres dejara una posicion ejecutiva en Wall Street y empezar su propia empresa y cuales son los factores de exito, desde la determinacion hasta el superpoder de recibir tantos NO's y seguir adelante.

    #119 Komal Dadlani with Lab4U

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 51:06


    Komal Dadlani is the founder of Lab4U, a startup based in Chile that is democratizing the access to education by using our mobile devices as labs for testing and experiments. Komal is a true believer on the power of rethinking the way we teach and educate our children and this pandemic has provided an opportunity to disrupt the Education Systems around the world as we deal with hybrid models of remote and in person learning. Komal Dadlani es la fundadora de Lab4U, una startup chilena que esta democratizando el acceso a la educacion utilizando nuestros celulares como mini-laboratorios para experimentos cientificos. Komal esta tratando de re-pensar y reinventar el metodo de educacion y esta pandemia nos da una oportunidad de cambair los sistemas de educacion mundiales mientras tengamos ensenanza virtual o modelos hibridos de educacion como resultado de la pandemia.

    #118 Jose Gonzalez with La Familia Cider

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 49:27


    Jose Gonzalez is the founder of La Familia Cider and returning guest of the show. In this episode we celebrate Jose's new victory as new Salem City Council member and add a political component to his entrepreneurial and social activist career. We also discussed the challenges of opening his first Cider House during a restricted opening of businesses in the State of Oregon due to the current global pandemic. Jose Gonzalez es el fundador de La Familia Cider y receintemente Consejero Municipal electo por la ciudad de Salem, Oregon. En este episiodio celebramos la victoria de Jose ahora incursionando en la politica y tambien discutimos los retos de operar y abrir su nueva Cidreria en medio de una reapertura gradual de los negocios en Oregon durante la pandemia global. #startups #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #latino #latina

    #117 Cecilia Corral with CareMessage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 52:08


    Cecilia Corral is the co-founder and VP of product at CareMessage, a startup that uses text messaging to help low-income populations access healthcare services. A former guest of the show, we catch up with Cecilia and have a great discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx community and how CareMessage has grown exponentially and expanded its scope in the midst of this crisis. Cecilia Corral es la co-fundadora y VP de Producto de CareMessage, una startup que utiliza mensajes de texto para ayudar a familias de escasos recursos a recibir servicios médicos. Como invitada anterior al show, tenemos una gran charla con Cecilia acerca del impacto que ha tenido COVID-19 en la comunidad Latina de EEUU y como CareMessage ha crecido exponencialmente y ha aumentado sus funciones en medio de esta pandemia global.

    #116 Samuel Ulloa with Listo!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 58:32


    Samuel Ulloa is the founder and CEO of Listo!, a Silicon Valley startup digitizing the financial and insurance experience for underrepresented minorities. Samuel is an immigrant born in the land of Tequila that migrated to the U.S. at an early age and working in the agricultural fields in California. A Cal-Poly and Stanford graduated that decided to ditch the corporate world to become an entrepreneur during the dot com era, Samuel had to experience an early failure but never gave up and soon joined a startup that IPOd. This experience led Samuel to found Listo! with the mission to digitize access to better financial and insurance products for the Latinx community. Samuel Ulloa es el fundador y CEO de Listo!, una startup del Silicon Valley que digitaliza la experiencia en acceso a productos financieros y de seguros para las minorias. Samuel es un inmigrante nacido en la tierra del Tequila que emigro a corta edad hacia los EEUU llegando a estudiar y trabajar en los campos de cultivo de California. Graduado del Politecnico de California y la Universidad de Stanford, Samuel decidio dejar el mundo corporativo para empezar su carrera emprendedora durante la era del dot com y ahi aprender con su primer empresa que no sobrevivio. Esto lo llevo a trabajar en una startup que llego a IPO en la bolsa y de ahi lanzarse a fundar Listo! con el fin de democratizar el acceso a mejores productos financieros y de segura para la comunidad Latina.

    #115 Cat Perez with Health Sherpa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 52:08


    Cat Perez if the CPO and co-founder of Health Sherpa, a San Francisco based digital marketplace for easy enrollment in the ACA (Obamacare). In this episode we reconnect with Cat and catch up on growth, success and challenges ahead in the middle of a global pandemic and recent systemic changes in the way the marketplace is promoted. Cat Perez es la CPO y co-fundadora de Health Sherpa, una startup basada en San Francisco que ha creado una plataforma de facil inscripcion and ACA (Obamacare). En este episodio reconectamos con Cat que fue una de nuestras primeras invitadas y charlamos acerca de crecimiento, exitos y retos en medio de una pandemia global y los cambios recientes en como se difunde informacion del Affordable Care Act

    #114 Christian Zimmerman with Qoins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 52:57


    Christian Zimmerman is the Founder of Qoins, an Atlanta Georgia based finthch startup that created an online micro-payment platform that uses spare change to pay off debt. Christian is a young American-Salvadorean entrepreneur that set out to solve a personal problem that most Americans face, crippling student loan debt. After winning a Pitch competition and earning a $50k prize, Christian and his co-founder Nate Washington set out to create the app based platform that has enabled users to repay over $12 million in debt. Christian Zimmerman es el fundador de Qoins, una startup basada en Atlanta Georgia que ha creado una plataforma onlie que hace redondeo de tu cambio para pagar mas rapido las deudas. Christian es un joven Americano-Salvadoreño que emprendio para resolver un problema personal que tambien afecta a miles de Americanos, la deuda de prestamos estudiantiles. Despues de ganar una competencia de Pitcheo en Atlanta, Christian y su co-fundador Nate Washington se dedicaron a construir esta aplicacion que en su corta vida ya ha ayudado a repagar mas de $12 millones en deudas.

    #113 Ximena Hartsock with Phone2Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 55:02


    Ximena Hartsock with Phone2Action is a return guest to the show and we catch up on this episode on what has happened at Phone2Action since we last spoke over a year ago and the challenges ahead of the 2020 Election during a global pandemic. XImena Hartsock con Phone2Action es una invitada de regreso al show y en este episodio nos cuenta las actualidades y crecimiento que Phone2Action ha tenido desde que hablamos hace mas de un año y los retos que vienen por la Eleccion del 2020 en medio de una pandemia global.

    #112 Mauricio Madrigal with GetABed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 55:26


    Mauricio Madrigal is a former guest of the show and the co-founder of GetABed Suite, a Guadalajara Mexico based startup that has been impacted by the global pandemic crisis. We spoke with Mauricio about the difficult decisions of hibernating a growing startup in the hospitality industry and what other opportunities came up for serial entrepreneurs that never stop innovating. Mauricio Madrigal es un invitado de regreso al show y co-fundador de GetABed Suite, una startup de Guadalajara Mexico que ha sido impactada por la crisis economica de la pandemia global. En este episodio charlamos con Mauricio acerca de la dificil pero imperante decision de hibernar un startup que iba en crecimiento acelerado pero que vio su mercado de hospitalidad desaparecer de un dia para otro. Tambien conversamos acerca de nuevas oportunidades y planes para un emprendeor serial como el que nunca para de innovar.

    #111 Andrea Flores & Felipe Ventura with Techqueria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 50:49


    Andrea Flores and Felipe Ventura from Techqueria, a Bay Area nonprofit that empowers Latinx professionals with the resources and support that they need to thrive and become leaders in the tech industry. In this episode we talked with Andrea and Felipe about the role of organizations like Techqueria in supporting the Latinx community that has been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and we celebrate their success in actively fundraising for the most affected in these difficult times. Andrea Flores y Felipe Ventura de Techqueria, una organizacion sin fines de lucro del Area de la Bahia que tiene la mision de empoderar a los profesionales Latinos y proporcionar los recursos y soporte necesarios para florecer y liderear en la industria de tecnologia. En este episodio charlamos con Andrea y Felipe acerca del rol de organizaciones como Techqueria en los tiempos dificiles que estamos pasando a raiz de la pandemia global causada por el COVID-19 y los efectos desproporcionadamente negativos en la comuidad HIspana. Tambien celebramos sus exitos en organizar a la comunidad y recaudar fondos para los mas necesitados durante esta crisis.

    #110 Manuel Castaneda with Pli Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 53:34


    Manuel Castaneda is the founder of Pli Systems, an Oregon based startup creating innovative engineering solutions for soil stabilization. From a rural region in Mexico with no water and electricity to being one of the most respected authorities in soil engineering, Manuel shares his entrepreneur story as a young boy working in the fields of Washington State with a dream to start his own business, a company that started in landscaping and evolved into an international group of experts in soil stabilization and engineering. A remarkable story of perseverance as a first generation immigrant pursuing his dreams as an entrepreneur and now political candidate hoping to bring diversity in representation and change. Manuel Castaneda es el fundador de Pli Systmes, una startup de Oregon creando soluciones innovadoras de ingenieria en estabilizacion de suelos. De un area rural en Mexico sin agua ni luz hasta convertirse enuna de las autoridades en estabilizacion de suelos a nivel mundial, Manuel nos cuenta su historia comenzando desde los campos de cultivo en el estado de Washington hasta convertirse en fundador de una empresa de jardineria que evoluciono hasta convertirse en una de las autoridades internacionales en la ingenieria de estabilizacion de suelos. Una increible e inspiradora historia de perseverancia y arduo trabajo como migrante que realizo sus sueños de convertirse en fundador y ahora tambien como candidato politico buscando cambios progresivos.

    #109 Angel Medina with Reforma (Small Time Roasters)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 57:28


    Angel Medina is the founder of Reforma Small Time Roasters, a Portland based coffee startup with an ingenious tech approach to the way we drink and experience coffee. From the tech world to the coffee fields in central Mexico, Angel is on a mission to bring diversity in the coffee industry, integrate with producers and tell the story behind the people who brings us this specialty item - Coffee. Angel Medina es el fundador de Reforma Small Time Roasters, una startup cafetera basada en Portland con un ingenioso metodo para entregar una experiencia unica al rededor del cafe. Del mundo de tecnologia a los campos cafetaleros en el centro de Mexico, Angel tiene como mision el traer mas diversidad a la industria del cafe, integrando a los productores directamente en su cadena de suministro y contando las historias de aquellos que nos traen esta deliciosa bebida - el cafe

    #108 Adrian Jimenez with HQ Investments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 55:45


    Adrian Jimenez is the founder of HQ Investments, a Florida-Mexico based real estate investment fund that started after the 2007 recession and grew from $0 to $5.5 million in assets. Adrian's entrepreneurial story begins at an early age in Mexico and continues to this day, adapting several times his business model to create a successful real estate fund starting the process as windows installation to international real estate fund with a very important lesson in failure and recovery. Adrian Jimenez es el fundador de HQ Investments, un fondo de inversion en bienes raices basado en Florida y Mexico que nacio a raiz del colapso financiero del 2007 y crecio de $0 a $5.5 millones en activos. La carrera emprendedora de Adrian empieza a temprana edad en su natal Mexico y continua hasta este dia, adaptando varias veces su modelo de negociospara crear un exitoso fondo de inversion en bienes raices internacional que comenzo como instalador de ventanas hasta ser el inversionista principal y con un par de lecciones de fracaso y exito en el camino

    #107 Sergio Villaseñor with Elliot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 44:22


    Sergio VIllaseñor is the founder and CEO of Elliot, a low code e-commerce platform that allows Brands to sell into new markets and connect with billions of new consumers with the click of a button. Based in NYC, Sergio started his career building e-commerce and supply chain solutions for luxury brands and through the experience gained decided to start Elliot. Ever since, 1900+ Brands have signed up and the team has been able to raise $6mm since its inception. Sergio Villaseñor es el CEO y fundador de Elliot, una platafroma de e-commerce de facil integracion que permite accede nuevos mercados y conectar con billones de consumidores con un solo click. Basado en Nueva York, Sergio comenzo su carrera desarrollando soluciones de e-commerce y cadena de suministros para marcas de lujo y con esta experiencia decidio emprender Elliot. Desde entonces ya se has sumado mas de 1900 Marcas a la plataforma y este gran equipo ha podido recaudar mas de $6 millones de dolares en capital semilla.

    #106 Veronica Vazquez with Elemento Latino

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 44:40


    Veronica Vazquez is the founder and CEO of Elemento Latino, a Spanish media startup connecting small and mid-size Latino businesses with the community. Veronica is a passionate and savvy marketer working overtime as the COVID-19 pandemic hits hard SMEs in the U.S. and tells us more about how her media company is assisting these affected businesses to cope with uncertainty, misinformation, and lack of support and resources from the government. Veronica's team is at the helping organizations and government entities to reach out the most affected and vulnerable in our business communities. Veronica Vazquez es la CEO y fundadora de Elemento Latino, una startup de media en español conectando pequeños y medianos negocios latinos con la comunidad. Veronica es una apasionada y experta en marketing trabajando horas extras en medio de la pandemia causada por el COVID-19 y el desastre economico que esta causando a las PYMES dentro de EE.UU. Vero nos cuenta como su equipo esta asistiendo a la comunidad de negocios a navegar estas aguas turbulentas llenas de incertidumbre, falsa informacion y apoyos a la comunidad latina de EE.UU.

    #105 Luis Vargas with Modern Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 49:24


    Luis Vargas is the founder and CEO of Modern Adventure, a Portland based startup creating extraordinary experiences for customers and Brands by celebrating people, places and culture. Luis is one of our earliest guest in the show and returns to give us an update on his successful growth, both company and personal, his main learnings about one of the perils of being a startup founder which is self-care, and we discuss what lies ahead as the COVID-19 epidemic jumps from country to country threatening to bring the economy to a standstill. Luis Vargas es el fundador y CEO de Modern Adventure, una startup basada en Portland creando experiencias extraordinarias para Marcas y clientes celebrando gente, lugares y cultura. Luis es uno de nuestros primeros invitados al show hace un par de años y nos da un recuento de su crecimiento, tanto empresarial como personal, sus principales lecciones como el riesgo del deterioro de la salud de un fundador de startup y la importancia del cuidado personal tanto fisico como mental. Tocamos el tema del riesgo latente de la epidemia del COVID-19 saltando de pais en pais y poniendo un alto a la actividad economica mundial y el riesgo que significa no solamente para la salud pero tambien para la sustentabilidad financiera de los startups.

    #104 Jose Espinoza with Referrall Voodoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 44:58


    Jose Espinoza is the founder and CEO of Referrall Voodoo, a New Jersey startup developing a cloud-based application that makes it simple and easy to activate and motivate your existing patients to bring in new referrals. Most importantly, Referrall Voodoo helps medical professionals focus more of their time providing quality experiences for their patients. Jose Espinoza es el fundador y CEO de Referrall Voodoo, una startup de Nueva Jersey desarrollando una aplicacion basada en la nube que simplifica el proceso de activar y motivar a los pacientes a referir nuevos clientes. Aun mas, Referrall Voodoo asiste a los medicos profesionales a enfocar su tiempo en proveer experiencias de mayor calidad para sus pacientes.

    #103 Cesar Jimenez with MOMENTUM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 53:03


    Cesar Jimenez is the CEO and founder of MOMENTUM, a digital platform designed for day-traders who are serious about self improvement. Momentum replaces post-it notes and homemade spreadsheets with a clean, modern trading journal that streamlines the tasks that make us better traders. Cesar JImenez es el fundador y credor de MOMENTUM, una plataforma digital diseñada para los compradores de acciones independientes mas enfocados en crecimiento personal. Momentum reemplaza las notas arcaicas y los post-its, hoja de calculo con una interfaz limpia y otras herramientas mas sofisticadas como un jornal que incorpora todas las herramientas necesarias para hacer una practica mas eficiente y exitosa en el mercado de valores.

    #102 Juan Barraza with PSU Center for Entrepreneurship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 48:29


    Juan Barraza is the Director at the Center for Entrepreneurship of Portland State University. Juan is one of the most influential voices of the Latinx startup ecosystem and comes back to the studio to tell us more about the upcoming plan to launch the first Latinx Startup Accelerator program in the Pacific Northwest - Latinx Founders. Juan Barraza es el Director del Centro de Emprendimiento de la Universidad Estatal de Portland. Juan es una de las voces mas influenciales en el ecosistema startupero de Portland y vuelve a nuestro estudio despues de dos años para contarnos acerca de su plan de lanzar una Aceleradora para startups latinos primera en la region: Latinx Founders.

    #101 Dr. Nyah Zarate with Continuous Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 48:08


    Dr. Nyah Zarate is the founder of Continuous Solutions, a Portland based startup working on renewable energy, energy efficiency and power electronics and a former guest on our show. In this episode we have a candid conversation on being a female startup founder challenges working in predominantly male dominated fields like R&D for the military. Dr. Nyah Zarate es la fundadora de Continuous Solutions, una startup basada en Portland diseñando soluciones de energia renovable, energia eficiente y sistemas de potencia electronica. En este episodio tendremos una conversacion acerca de los retos de ser una fundadora de un startup trabajando en una industria liderada primordialmente por hombres como lo es la I&D militar.

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