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Jul 2024
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Exploring Bevvy's Whiskey App World with...

RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III, The Radcast Network
About this episode

We sit down with Nas Tonchev, CTO of Bevvy, a whiskey app for mobile and the web. We discuss features and functionalities of the Bevvy app, which helps users track, discover, and rate whiskeys. We also cover whiskey recommendations, the nuances of whiskey flavors, and the technical challenges of developing a whiskey-focused app. Additionally, we explore the influence of cultural aspects on consuming and collecting whiskey, with some tangents on career choices, hobbies, and the challenges of integrating AI and blockchain in business solutions.

Key Takeaways

  • [00:29] Who is Nas Tonchev?
  • [01:55] What does the Bevvy app do? Who is Bevvy for?
  • [05:18] Four Roses single barrel whiskey
  • [15:12] Hot take: Serverless bad?
  • [18:59] Why did you choose to go native on mobile for Bevvy?
  • [27:17] How do you handle items that aren't in your database yet?
  • [32:25] Have you been to tasting events?
  • [39:10] Do you like Mad Men?
  • [40:53] What is the story behind Bevvy's founding?
  • [42:45] How could AI integrate with an app like Bevvy?
  • [48:23] If you weren't in tech, what career would you choose?
  • [52:27] What hobbies do you have outside of tech?
  • [59:58] What soccer team are you a fan of?

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