Based on research at Wilmington’s MARBIONC Lab, NextGlass analyzed the chemical compounds in wine and beer, then used the information to make drink recommendations based on the science of taste.Īccording to Forbes, Taylor’s NextGlass app, which launched in November 2014, got 250,000 downloads in its first three weeks in the Apple app store and was experiencing a 100,000-downloads-per-week growth rate.

In 2015, he showed up in Forbes’ list of “30 Under 30” food and beverage entrepreneurs “changing the way we eat and drink” with his NextGlass app. WILMINGTON – At just 31 years of age, Kurt Taylor has already received some of the biggest accolades in the business press.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of interviews from WRAL TechWire featuring “Legends – The men and women who helped create and build North Carolina’s technology and life science ecosystem.” These leaders will join Jim Goodnight, Monica Doss, Dennis Daugherty, Charles Hamner and Venessa Harrison as members of WRAL TechWire’s virtual Hall of Fame, which named its first members in 2017.

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