Episodes 194
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (39)
Since Jul 2022
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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The Tacos and Tech Podcast highlights the builders of companies, technologies, ecosystems with a local flair for our lifestyle as well.

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A portfolio approach to angel investing

Apr 21, 2026 41m

The 2026 San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) kicks off with Angel Academy Session 1, hosted at SDSU's ZIP Launchpad. Neal Bloom walks a room of aspiring and returning angel investors through the…

The AI Strategy Gap

Apr 14, 2026 57m

In this weeks episode, I sit down with Grayson LaFrenz and Chad Lohrli, two of the co-founders of Cadre AI, the San Diego-based AI strategy and integration firm helping mid-market companies turn AI…

Four Questions Before You Write the Check

Apr 07, 2026 29m

Episode SummaryNeal Bloom takes the stage at the 2026 San Diego Angel Conference Knowledge & Networking Event at SDSU to walk a room full of aspiring and active angel investors through the four…

This Week in San Diego Tech News

Apr 03, 2026 17m

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube.Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and…

Blueprint Equity’s $333M Bet on Early Growth Software

Mar 31, 2026 47m

Blueprint Equity just closed a $333M Fund III - and they’re doubling down on a thesis that feels increasingly contrarian in today’s AI-fueled world.In this episode, Neal sits down with Sheldon Lewis…

Podcast: Beyond One-Time Buyers with Matt Holman

Mar 24, 2026 30m

Matt Holman, founder of Commerce Catalyst and Subscription Prescription, joins Neal to unpack what’s really happening inside modern e-commerce and subscription-driven CPG brands. From Utah’s…

Podcast: Sleep, Science & Invisible Care

Mar 17, 2026 45m

Susie Harborth joins the pod to share her journey from refugee immigrant and first-generation college student to biotech operator, ecosystem builder, and now founder-investor behind Inspirafund and…

This Week In San Diego Tech News

Mar 12, 2026 21m

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube.Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and…

Company Creation as a Commodity

Mar 11, 2026 25m

Episode SummaryIn this episode of the AI Builders Roundtable, the builders cross a line.Instead of just discussing AI-native companies, they use one - Polsia AI - to start new businesses live on the…

Logistics Wins Wars

Mar 10, 2026 33m

In this episode of Tacos & Tech, Neal Bloom sits down with Peter Goldsborough, co-founder and CTO of Rune, to unpack one of the most overlooked but decisive factors in modern warfare:…

Shipping with AI

Mar 05, 2026 52m

Episode SummaryIn Episode 3 of the AI Builders Roundtable, the conversation jumps right into deployment.Craig, Greg, and Derrick break down what it actually looks like to run AI agents inside real…

The Retail Data Gap

Mar 04, 2026 49m

In this episode, Neal sits down with Samantha Pantazopoulos, co-founder of Vizer, to unpack the company’s pivot from a consumer fitness rewards app to a B2B retail demand engine used by brands like…

This Week In San Diego Tech News

Mar 03, 2026 23m

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube.Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and…

On The Radar — Episode 6

Mar 01, 2026 1m

A short audio reflection on what changes when context stops resetting.And what happens when it starts compounding instead. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other…

Building the Underground Super Grid

Feb 25, 2026 38m

In this episode of Tacos & Tech, Neal Bloom sits down with Troy Helming, founder and CEO of EarthGrid, to explore one of the most ambitious infrastructure plays of our time: building an…

AI Coworkers Are Here

Feb 23, 2026 58m

In the span of days, the “AI news cycle” moved again: OpenClaw has been acquired.Craig Lauer (longtime Qualcomm builder turned angel investor), Ross Young (CEO of Clinically AI, building tools for…

This week in San Diego Tech News

Feb 20, 2026 20m

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube.Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and…

This Week In San Diego Tech News

Feb 14, 2026 24m

Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. He…

From AI Toys to AI Operating Systems

Feb 10, 2026 57m

New podcast series within Tacos and Tech: AI Builders Roundtable!Neal sits down with Craig Lauer and Ross Young on a day both Anthropic and OpenAI dropped major releases to talk about what it…

Why Hustle Culture Breaks Community

Feb 10, 2026 52m

Episode SummaryIn this episode of Tacos & Tech, Neal Bloom sits down with Juanny Romero, founder and CEO of Mothership Coffee Roasters, for a raw and deeply human conversation about building…

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