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AZ Tech Podcast is hosted by Hamid Shojaee, an Arizona tech entrepreneur and investor who's been involved in the community for more than 20 years. The show features unscripted conversations with doers, from founders and investors to scientists and government officials, who are working to make a dent in the universe. Find out more about what's going on in the Arizona tech community by following AZ Tech Beat. Watch the full episodes on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfeM31UQqCCATyKlK8NNKg
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Episodes
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LIVE with Bob La Loggia, Mike Roberts and Chris Cardinal
Host Hamid Shojaee introduces three tech founders discussing their companies and the Arizona tech scene.
Nov 16, 2021·1h 1m - 2
Aly Saxe, VP of Communications, CampusLogic - Failure, Redemption and ROFL
Hidden gemOn the AZ Tech Podcast, Hami Chojai interviews Aly Saxe about building Ubiquity PR, creating Iris from a $40,000 prototype, and later joining Campus Logic.
Nov 2, 2021·1h 24m·5 clips - 3
News RECAP - Week ending Oct. 22
Oct 22, 2021·22m - 4
Alexis Krisay & Melissa DiGianfilippo, Co-founders, Serendipit - Brands, BFFs and big ideas
Hidden gemAZ Tech Podcast host Hamid Shojaei talks with Melissa and Alexis from Serendipit Consulting about why they built Will It Stick?
Oct 21, 2021·1h 5m·5 clips - 5
Saeed Eslami, Founder, VisualLive - Augmented reality, bootstrapping and starting from scratch
Hidden gemAZ Tech Podcast host Hamid Chojai interviews Saeed Eslami, founder and CEO of Visual Live, about a construction-AR company that was acquired by Unity.
Oct 19, 2021·1h 8m·5 clips - 6
News RECAP - Week ending Oct. 8
Oct 8, 2021·44m - 7
Alexi Venneri, Co-founder & CEO, Digital Air Strike - Company culture, car dealerships and Richard Branson's islands
Oct 6, 2021·52m - 8
Matthew Pittinsky, CEO, Parchment - Education, college admissions and Atari
Sep 30, 2021·1h 13m - 9
News RECAP - Week ending Oct. 1
Sep 30, 2021·28m - 10
Josh Snow (Elizetxe), Snow Founder & CEO - Consumer products, SaaS and navigating success
Sep 28, 2021·1h 19m - 11
Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix Mayor - Tech, politics and the future of Arizona
Sep 24, 2021·51m - 12
NEWS RECAP - Week ending Sept. 24
Sep 24, 2021·32m - 13
BONUS: Hamid and Adrienne wrap up Season 1 of the AZ Tech Podcast
Jun 10, 2021·30m - 14
Chris Ronzio, Founder, Trainual
Jun 8, 2021·1h 7m - 15
JT Marino, Co-founder, Tuft & Needle
Jun 4, 2021·1h 47m - 16
Grant McFadden, Researcher, ASU Biodesign Institute
Hidden gemmRNA vaccines turn a pathogen's genetic sequence into a
Jun 1, 2021·1h 12m·2 clips - 17
Greg Head, Founder & CEO, Scaling Point & Gregslist
May 28, 2021·1h 10m - 18
Chris Cardinal, Co-founder, Synapse Studios & CarbonQA
May 25, 2021·1h 41m - 19
Ibrahim Mesbah, Co-founder & CEO, RevolutionParts
May 20, 2021·1h 7m - 20
Danny Jacobs, Researcher, ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration
May 13, 2021·1h 20m - 21
Pat Sullivan, Founder & CEO, Defendry
Pat Sullivan recommends a three-week venture-capital roadshow with four to six investor meetings per day.
May 6, 2021·1h 7m·2 clips - 22
Clate Mask, Co-founder & CEO, Keap
May 5, 2021·1h 16m - 23
BONUS: Hamid and Adrienne talk startups, challenges, fundraising and more
Apr 30, 2021·1h 16m - 24
Mike Roberts and Bob La Loggia Return
Apr 20, 2021·1h 53m - 25
Jamie Baxter, Co-founder & CEO, Qwick
Apr 15, 2021·1h 6m - 26
Howard Lindzon, Partner, Social Leverage
Apr 14, 2021·1h 26m - 27
Introducing AZ Tech Podcast
Apr 6, 2021·5m - 28
Kelly Smith, Founder & CEO, Prenda
Apr 1, 2021·1h 9m - 29
Kate Rogers Sieker, Executive Director, PHX StartupWeek
Mar 30, 2021·1h 17m - 30
Romi Dhillon, CEO, Co-Founder, Sonoran Founders Fund
Mar 23, 2021·1h 26m - 31
Brad Thomas, Co-Founder, Evercast
Mar 18, 2021·1h 35m - 32
Francine Hardaway, Co-founder, Stealthmode Partners
Mar 16, 2021·1h 16m - 33
Gregg Scoresby, Founder & CEO, CampusLogic
Mar 11, 2021·1h 29m - 34
Mat Sherman, Entrepreneur, Podcaster
Mar 4, 2021·1h 28m - 35
Jenny Poon, Founder & CEO, CO+HOOTS/HUUB
Host Hamid Shojaee interviews Jenny Poon, co-founder of Cahoots, about her entrepreneurial journey and how the pandemic affected her co-working space.
Feb 26, 2021·1h 15m - 36
Mike Roberts, Founder, SpyFu
Feb 19, 2021·1h 44m - 37
Todd Belfer, Managing Partner, Canal Partners
Host Hamid Shojaee interviews a long-time friend and investor about his early startup Employee Solutions and the Arizona tech scene.
Feb 12, 2021·1h 3m - 38
Bob La Loggia, Founder, Appointment Plus
Host Hamid Shojaee interviews Bob Lelogia, founder of Appointment Plus, about selling his business and the company's role in vaccination appointments.
Feb 5, 2021·1h 16m - 39
AZ Tech Podcast Announcements
Jan 29, 2021·3m