The founder and CEO of Bartesian is a former bartender.
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Ryan Close, the CEO and founder of Bartesian, is a former bartender. And he'll be the first to tell you he was lousy at it.
"I was a bartender for six years, and I still couldn't make a solid Old Fashioned for my wife," he told me. "I'd try and make it, the kitchen would be a mess, there'd be ingredients everywhere, and she'd be like, 'Eh, it's not sweet enough.' It's not that complex a cocktail, and I still can't do it."
Close wondered why people could easily make a cup of coffee at home, but never a good cocktail. And he realized there was a gap in the market when it came to helping people entertain as well.