BarCode
Partying Decrypted
Who hasn’t been frustrated by long waits, sweaty crowds, shouting orders, & lost cards?
Welcome to BarCode.
We want to bring nightlife into the 21st century!
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After all, who wants to battle the Darwinian process that is a crowded bar on a busy night?
Standing in ridiculously long lines?
Getting pushed by sweaty people?
Yelling over loud music?
Leaving your credit card with strangers?
Waiting forever for your drink?
NO THANK YOU!
Let’s change it together!
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Do you have an opinion? We’d love to hear from you!
Meet the team behind BarCode!
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WILL VAN HOUTEN
FOUNDER
Student, Fresh Thinker & Emerging Entrepreneur
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Current DC Barfly & College Social Butterfly. Emerging tech entrepreneur–BarCode is his idea!
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CHRISTINA VAN HOUTEN
FOUNDER
Tenured Technology Executive & Board Member
Over 20 years of leading product and engineering teams for some of the largest enterprise software firms in the world, including Oracle, IBM, Infor, and Mimecast.
Designed & built first revenue & supply optimization platform for tier 1 retailers globally that was acquired by Oracle Retail).
Former bar frequenter in DC, New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix. London, & other metro areas globally:).
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JOHN GABERINO
SENIOR ADVISOR
Food & Beverage Entrepreneur — Retail, Wholesale & Manufacturing
Created Topeca Coffee, international grower, importer, roaster, distributor and retailer based in Tulsa, OK and El Salvador.
Launched multiple bar and restaurant concepts, including Hodges Bend, Lowood, Saturn Room, and OPEN Container as a part of Tulsa Boxyard. Tapped into the food and beverage industry/network nationally and globally.
Former IT consultant and deployment expert for Unilever, energy firms, and other businesses. Very involved in implementing his own tech for every aspects of the portfolio.
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NOAH BUSH
SENIOR ADVISOR
Noah Bush started in the restaurant and hospitality industry at 17 years old. Wanting to provide a more upscale beverage experience, Noah opened Hodges Bend in 2013. Since then, John and Noah have developed several other concepts together, namely Lowood Modern Woodfire, Saturn Room Tiki Lounge, and Open Container.
BarCode
We think it's high time partying was decrypted. We believe everyone is ready for a bar experience that’s faster, more efficient, and just plain better all the way around. We know the technology exists to make it happen.
Frankly, we're mystified by why the nightlife industry has suffered in silence for so long. Now is the time to overcome what is and always has been a process that is unnecessarily painful for both buyers and sellers.
So let's get started with bringing the nightlife industry into the 21st century, and have a heck of a lot of fun doing it all along the way!