For March 4, 2022: 1. Local startup connects users with favorite athletes, sports personalities 2. Salk Professor Martyn Goulding wins Brain Prize - Salk Institute for Biological Studies 3. Beer battles: Stone Brewing’s trademark fight with Keystone finally heads to trial 4. SD County to divest of fossil fuels 5. General Atomics and Orion Space win contract for military weather satellites

• Introducing Jamie [01:55]
• What is Stable Auto? [02:14]
• Jamie’s background how he got into tech [02:56]
• Why Jamie got into electric vehicles [06:06]
• The challenges of deploying EV chargers [08:30]
• Jamie talks about the platform and machine learning [12:09]
• How Jamie’s company managed during the pandemic and the data trends they saw [14:55]
• The type of companies and businesses using Stable Auto’s data and product [17:38]
• The role of EV charging [19:07]
• Federal discussion of infrastructure bills and grant funding [20:55]
• Data  of charging at home versus charging everywhere else [23:52]
• How accessible can EV charging be? [25:02]
• Why did Jamie move to San Diego [25:58]
• Jamie’s favorite taco spots, Oscars and Just Peachy [28:54]

Follow Jamie online

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Stable Auto: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn

• Introducing Don [01:53]
• How did Don get into the telecom world? And what was it like in the early days? [03:20]
• The evolution of Qualcomm [08:41]
• Qualcomm's plans of bringing industry-leading experiences to smartphones and helping the automotive industry [11:58]
• What are Qualcomm’s branding strategies? [15:16]
• Consumer brand association with Snapdragon [15:58]
• Qualcomm’s first fan community for Snapdragon [19:28]
• Don’s biggest challenge on a daily basis [20:18]
• All about the Snapdragon Stadium [22:02]
• The future plans of Qualcomm over the next decade [25:44]
• How the pandemic contributed to the acceleration of the technology adoption curve with consumers and how it affected the system [28:58]
• Don’s favorite taco spots, Roberto's (in Solana Beach) and El Pueblo [30:40]

Follow Don online

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Qualcomm: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook

1. San Diego's Platform Science raises $115 million for connected truck fleet technology - The San Diego Union-Tribune

2. Column: Black Lives Matter put Maya's Cookies in the spotlight, and owner Maya Madsen is making it count - The San Diego Union-Tribune

3. Element Biosciences acquires Loop Genomics to add long-read tech to DNA sequencing platform | FierceBiotech

4. San Diego’s ResMed CEO: Clogged supply chains still a problem but expected to ease this summer

5. 2018 Law is Reshaping Boards by Karen Pearlman at SDBJ

• Introducing Andrew [00:08]
• What is MicroAcquire and what do they do? [02:12]
• What has Andrew’s experience been like leading the #1 startup acquisition marketplace? [03:19]
• How did Andrew begin his journey into the world of entrepreneurship? [04:45]
• Where did the idea behind Bizness Apps come from? [07:25]
• When do you know your startup is ready for the exit? [10:50]
• What was Andrew’s experience bootstrapping Bizness Apps and transitioning from San Francisco to San Diego? [12:14]
• How selling Bizness Apps motivated Andrew to start MicroAcquire [13:44]
• Andrew shares what it’s like dabbling in and getting acquired in crypto [15:21]
• Building your own marketplace, managing supply and demand, and working for free [18:06]
• What has Andrew learned from building MicroAcquire in public? [20:43]
• Why there hasn’t been a major change to MicroAcquire’s business model [24:44]
• Trends in MicroAcquire’s buyer and seller markets [26:38]
• How to set your startup up for success and questions founders should be thinking about [30:26]
• Why it’s important to share company building stories [32:26]
• What Andrew’s book is about and why he decided to write it [33:39]
• Where does Andrew envision MicroAcquire to be within one year? [35:33]
• Andrew’s favorite taco spot, Puesto La Jolla [38:07]

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MicroAcquire: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook

This Week in SD Tech:

1. Founders First Capital Partners brings a different approach to diversity investing | TechCrunch
2. San Diego's Silvergate Capital buys cryptocurrency assets of Facebook-founded Diem Association - The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Preemadonna's Nailbot Powers 'Creative Expression' | San Diego Business Journal 
4. Smart Carts That Take You To The Best Deals At The Airport

Phyllis Hong, CEO and founder of Shop My Porch, a social commerce platform that connects makers with shoppers in their local community for free. Founded in 2021 during the pandemic, the application is a combination of Etsy, Facebook, and Nextdoor, all-in-one. This week, host Neal Bloom sits down with Phyllis and co-founders Priscilla Zubia Townshend, Peter Townshend to discuss the company’s beginnings and how far it’s come.

Phyllis has always had a strong interest in business, marketing, and sales. She founded startups focused on consulting and the retail industry. Her experience paved the way to the creation of Shop My Porch, which was inspired by her time at home during the pandemic. Using equipment at home, she made ornaments and sold them on Facebook as a hobby. One day, she decided to sell her ornaments on the porch, hanging them on Christmas trees, giving her front yard a boutique aesthetic. Phyllis posted on three local facebook groups for moms, and sold over 1,000 ornaments that first weekend. The first porch was officially open and soaring in business sales! 

The following week had 30 makers, and the idea accelerated and picked up a line of its own. Priscilla was originally a buyer, and was an avid supporter of Shop My Porch, and was joined by her husband, Peter, who was intrigued by the innovative name and idea. Together, the team spent half of 2021 building the application and launched in San Diego and other city groups. 

The platform is now working to expand out of Southern California, and actively involves itself in local communities and outreach to give back to the residents. Listen to Phyllis, Priscilla, and Peter share their experiences that helped make the app what it is today.

Their favorite local tacos:

Phyllis: The Taco Stand in Encinitas

Priscilla: Lucha Libre Taco Shop in San Diego

Peter: Miguel’s Cocina in 4S Ranch, street tacos in Tijuana

Connect with them:

Phyllis Hong

Peter Townshend

Priscilla Zubia Townshend

Learn more about Shop My Porch:

Website: https://shopmyporch.com/ 

Facebook: @shopmyporch

Twitter: @shopmyporch 

Instagram: @shopmyporch

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Thanks to our partners at Cox Business & Cox Edge for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

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• Introducing Tara [01:54]
• What is ReisUP? [02:29]
• How did Tara get into the tech world? [03:06]
• A brief history of how Tara turned her ideas into reality and the early steps and processes that lead to the creation of the app [05:01] 
• How did Tara start building out the app and the people who helped her make it happen [09:31]
• All about the private beta, the launch date, and what it currently looks like [10:30]
• The things Tara and her team are tracking and analyzing, such as the goals people are investing for [11:13] 
• How Tara got connected to the San Diego startup community [17:51] 
• Tara's favorite taco place: Rudy's in Solana beach [20:22]

Follow Tara online

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ReisUP/Reason APP: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn

• Making It In San Diego: Starting a business during the pandemic
• San Diego startup Koji gets $20 million for tech that helps social media influencers make money - The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Roll Up — Tilray-Owned SweetWater Expands Cannabis Adjacencies by Acquiring Green Flash, Alpine — Good Beer Hunting
• Molson Coors sells Saint Archer to Kings & Convicts - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Matt Ellis is CEO of Measurabl, the world’s leading ESG software for commercial real estate. Measurabl helps companies collect and report investment grade ESG performance using its platform, helping the real estate community identify green buildings and invest money better. 

Matt grew up in Tustin, California, attending UC San Diego for his undergraduate degree and went to San Diego State for his M.B.A. His father was a residential real estate agent, and was influential in guiding Matt toward real estate, encouraging him to get a real estate license and broker’s license. In 2008, he was hired by CBRE, officially starting his real estate career. He became interested in the intersection between real estate, his professional career, and sustainability, his personal interest. This led to him becoming Director of Sustainability Solutions at CBRE, in charge of creating and commercializing services around energy and sustainability. Matt saw firsthand the rise of this issue of ESG and sustainability from a mega real estate provider’s point of view and worked on tech solutions, leading to the creation of Measurabl.

Matt presented the idea of Measurabl as a business plan to CBRE, insisting on the importance of pursuing this software. The company assigned all intellectual property to him, and assisted him financially, also becoming Measurabl’s first customer. Matt also looked for help from friends and family, reuniting with fellow UCSD graduates Lance Onken and David Schumann, who were the first two full-time employees. With the help of those around him, he was able to work toward a minimum viable product and the ultimate vision of helping customers access relevant data and make it useful for personas in the real estate industry. Originally, sustainability was seen as the right thing to do, but now the real estate world sees it as a hard business imperative for success.

Listen to Matt Ellis share the founding story of Measurabl, and the policy levers and economic realities that pushed real estate owners and operators to become greener for the better. 

His favorite local tacos:

Mitch’s Seafood in San Diego

Connect with Matt:

Matt Ellis

Learn more about Measurabl:

Website: https://www.measurabl.com/ 

Facebook: @measurabl

Twitter: @measurabl

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Thanks to our partners at Cox Business & Cox Edge for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.