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Build it and they will come
An essay for paid subscribers about the old adage.
Jenn Chen
Writer & photographer with a penchant for chips. I'm endlessly inspired by my child-of-immigrants upbringing, culture, travels, food, and natural elements.
12 Lessons I've learned in 12 years of freelancing
Summing up 12 lessons I've learned over 12 years of self-employment.
S1: Community
Behind the scenes on seasonal planning
For paid subscribers, a look behind the scenes of how I organized season 1.
A reflection on Season 1: Community
A reflection on Season 1: Community Three months ago, I opened the season with an essay on what community means to me and for paid subscribers, five lessons I’ve learned along my community-building journey. I had ideas for stories and interviewees, and intentionally, I did not do a lot
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A Covid-induced brain fog
A short letter to paid subscribers about my brain fog.
Community vs industry
Coffee can be both & some more thoughts on private equity in coffee.
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Some post-expo thoughts
Unstructured thoughts, two days after Expo, for paid subscribers.
When community is taken advantage of
The stories of three industry veterans who were hired into companies backed by investment money and founded by non-coffee people. Their community ties were extracted, and then they were laid off.
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🔎 In Focus: Leaderboard, Part 2
This is a continuation of the In Focus interview sent out last week. It features Suneal Pabari and Grant Gamble, co-founders of Leaderboard, the worldwide mystery coffee game. Paid subscribers receive bonus interview content when there’s too much to fit into the first part.
🔎 In Focus: Leaderboard
A detailed Q&A with the co-founders of Leaderboard, a worldwide mystery coffee game.
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Updates for paid subscribers
Bonus interview content with Kate Brune, a tanjennts mid-season update, and a mental health update.
What it takes to build and sustain a community
Do you really need to build that community, or can you instead help one grow? I talk with the founders of Being Tea and Color of Coffee Collective.