SAMO Podcast

Cisco Arias
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Meet tech startup founders and their stories and products. Dive deep into topics of interest for the founder community.

Episodes

  1. 6h ago

    Raising Money in 2026 Is Broken — Here’s What Founders Need to Know (From a VC)

    The conversation covers the current landscape of VC fundraising in 2026, the challenges faced by startups, the importance of growth, and the strategies for securing funding. It also delves into the significance of product transformation, customer traction, and the role of AI in startups. Takeaways VC funding landscape in 2026Importance of growth and customer traction Chapters 00:00 The Changing Landscape of VC Funding02:05 Challenges Faced by Startups03:45 Strategies for Securing Funding05:35 The Role of Product Transformation and Growth05:54 Securing Pre-Seed and Seed Funding10:32 Outreach and Networking for Funding15:33 Building a Lovable Product17:10 The Importance of Growth and Transformation25:19 The Current VC Funding Landscape

  2. Mar 31

    Elibeth Castellanos - Entrepreneur and Empowered Woman

    Elibeth Castellanos and Cisco Arias. The conversation covers a range of topics including the transition to entrepreneurship, the journey to SAMO Technologies, the impact of LA culture, smart hiring and remote productivity, AI and tech development, and advice for founders. Key takeaways include insights into the tech industry and the importance of building a dream team for 2026. Takeaways Tech Industry InsightsBuilding a Dream Team Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background05:14 Journey to SAMO Technologies21:03 AI and Tech Development29:16 Advice for Founders

  3. Feb 19

    Russ Charvonia - The Hidden Cost of Running Your Business on WordPress Plugins

    The conversation explores the journey of restoring civility, the three D's of communication, the impact of uncivil dialogue on society, challenges in managing technological infrastructure, building trust and collaboration, Certified Civil and accountability, addressing personal identification with incivility, the attitude of civility, and effective communication and accountability. Takeaways The importance of modeling appropriate behaviorThe commitment to treating people with dignity and respectWordpress plugins pitfalls Wordpress gets expensive pretty fast. Chapters 00:00 The Journey to Restoring Civility06:02 The Impact of Uncivil Dialogue on Society11:52 Building Trust and Collaboration16:48 Addressing Personal Identification with Incivility22:05 Effective Communication and Accountability

  4. Feb 3

    Tech Startup Founder: Daniel K

    The conversation covers the journey of Daniel K from his early days at Flo to his experience with creating his own business. It also delves into the challenges of entrepreneurship, the importance of marketing, and the transition to working at a successful company like Sendit. The conversation covers various topics including the challenges of IoT adoption, the emergence of food influencer platforms, and the experience of being a founder. It also delves into the development and data-driven decision-making for a new app. Takeaways Entrepreneurship challengesImportance of marketing IoT adoption challenges and the emergence of food influencer platformsThe experience of being a founder and the development of a new app Chapters 00:00 Early Days at Flo05:25 Office Fun and Team Dynamics12:22 Creating a Business and Marketing Challenges20:25 Transition to Sendit and Scale29:24 Transition to Fanfix34:35 Introduction to Biter App

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Meet tech startup founders and their stories and products. Dive deep into topics of interest for the founder community.

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  • Creator
    Cisco Arias
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Cisco Arias
  • Show Website
    SAMO Podcast