{"id":10448,"date":"2020-07-21T12:17:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T19:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10448"},"modified":"2020-07-21T14:16:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T21:16:27","slug":"cheers-to-connecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10448","title":{"rendered":"Cheers to Connecting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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805 Living Summer 2020, Cheers to Connecting, story by Leslie Dinaberg.<\/p><\/div>\n

Treat friends to a drink, even if you\u2019re not there\u00a0to raise a glass with them. It\u2019s easy via the Get\u00a0Your Drink On (GYDO; gydo.me<\/a>) app, which\u00a0works with U.S. wineries and breweries that\u00a0accept Apple Pay or Google Pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the 805\u00a0area alone, we have almost 200 participating\u00a0wineries<\/a> and breweries<\/a>, [so] friends can buy\u00a0friends a drink at their favorite spot,\u201d says\u00a0Ryan Williams, cofounder of the Carpinteria-based\u00a0company.<\/p>\n

The app was conceived,\u00a0Williams says, to help the beverage companies\u00a0increase their sales and expand their user base.\u00a0\u201cHowever,\u201d he says, \u201cas GYDO began to take\u00a0shape, the focus became more on the actual\u00a0experience of the GYDO user and how they felt\u00a0when buying or receiving a drink.\u201d<\/p>\n

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805 Living Summer 2020, cover art by John Galan.<\/p><\/div>\n

This story was originally published in the summer 2020 issue of 805 Living<\/a>. Click here<\/a> to read it as it appeared in print.<\/p>\n

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