Ricardo “Ricky” Mora was born in El Paso, Texas and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He is an entrepreneurship evangelist, pioneer and has launched over 10 startups, ranging from telecomm, investment funds, IT services, FabLabs, and

Natalie Littlefield: Talent and Economic Opportunity

Jan 12th, 2021 1h 4m

Natalie Littlefield is the Vice-President of Strategy for the Borderplex Alliance, a 501c3 organization that is responsible for economic development in the El Paso, Juarez, and Las Cruces Communities. Since 2013 they’ve helped bring over 15,00

How To Land A Startup Job

Dec 23rd, 2020 1h 1m

Startups are a great place to get experience and optimize for learning with higher levels of responsibilities as opposed to established businesses. But finding and landing an opportunity to work at a startup can be a bit challenging.In this epi

Ernesto Holguin: Nurse Innovator

Dec 15th, 2020 47m 8s

Ernesto Holguin is the CEO and founder of OTEN Medical, a registered nurse, nurse educator, and clinical coordinator for dialysis patients. He has invented four innovative medical devices and currently has a patent on three of them. In this ep

Cathy Chen: Democratizing Technology With Fab Lab El Paso

Dec 8th, 2020 1h 11m

In this episode Erik and JJ connect with Cathy Chen, Executive Director of Fab Lab El Paso. We learn about her and her husband's journey founding a STEM focused nonprofit in a community that was significantly underserved with the number of digi

The Social Dilemma Discussion

Dec 1st, 2020 52m 14s

The Social Dilemma, directed by Jeff Orlowski, explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. Erik and JJ provide an overview of the film and share their perspectives on so

Ivan Huerta: Parabeac & Pushing Past Failure

Nov 24th, 2020 1h

In this episode we get to learn more about Ivan Huerta and Parabeac.We discuss Ivan's decision to drop out of college, failing forward through several product concepts, becoming a dev shop, and achieving founder-product fit.Ivan is the CEO & Co

Techquila Podcast Launch!

Nov 7th, 2020 1h 3m

TECHQUILA IS A NEW SHOW DISCUSSING TECHNOLOGY FROM THE BORDER.GUESTS INCLUDE INNOVATORS USING TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE CHANGE ON THE BORDER, LATINX AND HISPANIC PIONEERS IN TECH, AND TECH VETERANS FROM BORDER REGIONS.TECHQUILLA IS HOSTED BY JJ CHILD

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