Food and Bevrages Industry

Biff

Co-founder and CEO

Company Overview

Biff was a comprehensive platform designed to optimize restaurant operations through the use of QR codes and dynamic menus. This innovation was particularly valuable in high-inflation countries like Argentina, allowing restaurants to update prices effortlessly. The platform aimed to reduce waiting times and enhance the dining experience with interactive menus featuring images and detailed descriptions.

Key components of Biff included:

A management dashboard for overseeing tables, menus, branches, and more.
A native mobile application for iOS and Android, enabling customers to scan QR codes and place orders.
An Android application for waitstaff to receive orders via push notifications and manage tables in-app.
A web application providing a general overview of all ongoing orders.

Biff garnered attention from multiple national media outlets and was validated by over 10 active customers. Unfortunately, the platform's growth was halted by the pandemic, which led to many of its customers going out of business.

Key components of Biff included:

A management dashboard for overseeing tables, menus, branches, and more.
A native mobile application for iOS and Android, enabling customers to scan QR codes and place orders.
An Android application for waitstaff to receive orders via push notifications and manage tables in-app.
A web application providing a general overview of all ongoing orders.

Key components of Biff included:

A management dashboard for overseeing tables, menus, branches, and more.
A native mobile application for iOS and Android, enabling customers to scan QR codes and place orders.
An Android application for waitstaff to receive orders via push notifications and manage tables in-app.
A web application providing a general overview of all ongoing orders.

My Contribution

As the founder and CEO, my role encompassed setting the mission and vision for the company, designing the brand, and planning product specifications and design. I was also responsible for project management, sales, customer success, and team management.

At one point, we expanded by building multiple commission-based sales teams in different provinces across Argentina. However, the pandemic posed a significant challenge to this endeavor.

To support the technical side of the business, I had to learn a great deal about software engineering alongside my co-founder, who is a software engineer. While he handled most of the technical development, I significantly expanded my technical knowledge and contributed to some of the web development myself.

At one point, we expanded by building multiple commission-based sales teams in different provinces across Argentina. However, the pandemic posed a significant challenge to this endeavor.

Highlights

Building a tech startup involved several challenging yet exciting situations, including:

Pulling all-nighters with my co-founder to develop the product.
Staying out until midnight, weekdays and weekends, knocking on restaurant doors to find owners and sell our service.
Negotiating with vendors to reduce costs.
Creating and designing a product from scratch.
Managing my own team.
Learning accounting to keep our finances in order.
Being interviewed for newspapers, magazines, and radio shows.
Learning how to build an MVP and pivot quickly.

Building a tech startup involved several challenging yet exciting situations, including:

Pulling all-nighters with my co-founder to develop the product.
Staying out until midnight, weekdays and weekends, knocking on restaurant doors to find owners and sell our service.
Negotiating with vendors to reduce costs.
Creating and designing a product from scratch.
Managing my own team.
Learning accounting to keep our finances in order.
Being interviewed for newspapers, magazines, and radio shows.
Learning how to build an MVP and pivot quickly.

Building a tech startup involved several challenging yet exciting situations, including:

Pulling all-nighters with my co-founder to develop the product.
Staying out until midnight, weekdays and weekends, knocking on restaurant doors to find owners and sell our service.
Negotiating with vendors to reduce costs.
Creating and designing a product from scratch.
Managing my own team.
Learning accounting to keep our finances in order.
Being interviewed for newspapers, magazines, and radio shows.
Learning how to build an MVP and pivot quickly.

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