<![CDATA[SAMO Podcast]]>Meet tech startup founders and their stories and products. Dive deep into topics of interest for the founder community.

]]>https://samo.technology/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 02 May 2026 02:15:08 GMTMon, 19 Jan 2026 05:54:12 GMT60Cisco Arias<p>Meet tech startup founders and their stories and products. Dive deep into topics of interest for the founder community.</p>episodicCisco Ariascisco@samo.isno<![CDATA[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 Insights
  • Building a Dream Team

Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction and Background
  • 05:14 Journey to SAMO Technologies
  • 21:03 AI and Tech Development
  • 29:16 Advice for Founders
]]>d67e560a-6a17-4f33-b3cb-38245230b620Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:58:32 GMT<p>Elibeth Castellanos and Cisco Arias. <br />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.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Tech Industry Insights</li><li>Building a Dream Team</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Introduction and Background</li><li>05:14 Journey to SAMO Technologies</li><li>21:03 AI and Tech Development</li><li>29:16 Advice for Founders</li></ul>no00:30:3513Elibeth Castellanos - Entrepreneur and Empowered Woman full<![CDATA[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 behavior
  • The commitment to treating people with dignity and respect
  • Wordpress plugins pitfalls
  • Wordpress gets expensive pretty fast.

Chapters

  • 00:00 The Journey to Restoring Civility
  • 06:02 The Impact of Uncivil Dialogue on Society
  • 11:52 Building Trust and Collaboration
  • 16:48 Addressing Personal Identification with Incivility
  • 22:05 Effective Communication and Accountability
]]>f8cbec9c-01f2-48c3-9c67-91a85b460ba9Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:32:29 GMT<p>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.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>The importance of modeling appropriate behavior</li><li>The commitment to treating people with dignity and respect</li><li>Wordpress plugins pitfalls </li><li>Wordpress gets expensive pretty fast.<br /></li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 The Journey to Restoring Civility</li><li>06:02 The Impact of Uncivil Dialogue on Society</li><li>11:52 Building Trust and Collaboration</li><li>16:48 Addressing Personal Identification with Incivility</li><li>22:05 Effective Communication and Accountability</li></ul>no00:21:5912Russ Charvonia - The Hidden Cost of Running Your Business on WordPress Pluginsfull<![CDATA[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 challenges
  • Importance of marketing IoT adoption challenges and the emergence of food influencer platforms
  • The experience of being a founder and the development of a new app

Chapters

  • 00:00 Early Days at Flo
  • 05:25 Office Fun and Team Dynamics
  • 12:22 Creating a Business and Marketing Challenges
  • 20:25 Transition to Sendit and Scale
  • 29:24 Transition to Fanfix
  • 34:35 Introduction to Biter App
]]>4d937fe9-fc12-4d8a-8416-5b0cd84bdaf1Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:02:53 GMT<p>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.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Entrepreneurship challenges</li><li>Importance of marketing IoT adoption challenges and the emergence of food influencer platforms</li><li>The experience of being a founder and the development of a new app</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Early Days at Flo</li><li>05:25 Office Fun and Team Dynamics</li><li>12:22 Creating a Business and Marketing Challenges</li><li>20:25 Transition to Sendit and Scale</li><li>29:24 Transition to Fanfix</li><li>34:35 Introduction to Biter App</li></ul>no00:45:311Tech Startup Founder: Daniel K full