In this episode, Brendan is joined by Ryan Castillo, co-founder of Knowatoa, a platform dedicated to optimizing business visibility and accuracy across AI-driven search engines. Ryan shares insights on his background in software development, and how his journey led to the creation of Knowatoa. They discuss the origins of Knowatoa, and Ryan also shares experiences with AI tools like ChatGPT and Cursor that have been integral in their development processes.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:18 Ryan's Background and Journey with Rails
04:00 Technical Insights: Ruby, Rails, and Redis
09:37 Scaling Challenges and Solutions
12:45 Networking and Community Impact
16:15 Development Cycles and Marketing Strategies
19:00 AI Integration in Development
22:47 Origins and Evolution of Knowatoa
25:32 Conclusion and Contact Information
Links:
- Knowatoa