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Tacos and Tech Podcast

Apr 28, 2020

Teal & Tristan Cooper are the co-founders behind VendiBean, a barista at the touch of a button. The startup’s sleek coffee vending machines can be found in various locations, like college campuses, hospitals, and offices.

The siblings grew up in Plano, Texas and went their separate ways once college started....


Apr 21, 2020

Bobby Brannigan is co-founder & CEO of Mercato, an online marketplace for independent grocery stores, which enables local grocery delivery and helps them compete with larger chains in the industry.

Bobby is no stranger to entrepreneurship. The serial entrepreneur started his first business in his college dorm in upstate...


Apr 14, 2020

Neal & Brittany comment on recent news, like (starting at 16:30):

Fundings: 

Cloudbeds $82M

Gretel $3.5M

AristaMD $18M 

 

SD Life Changing/Startup SD - Who's Hiring Airtable

Along with upcoming events:

Meta by Acai: Startup Community Networking - April 16 (new startup emerging to serve the virtual events space)


Apr 7, 2020

Lou Cooperhouse is CEO of BlueNalu, a startup that’s creating seafood directly from fish cells, a sustainable, ethical, and tasty alternative to traditional seafood. The novel product addresses issues with the current food system, which cannot sustain the world’s growing population for much longer.

Lou has spent 35...