Community vs industry
Coffee can be both & some more thoughts on private equity in coffee.
S1: Community
For the next few months, I'll be examining the theme of community: how do you build and sustain one, can you build a genuine one in this capitalist society, what happens when you're hired for community work, and more.
🔎 In Focus
🔎 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.
S1: Community
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.
S1: Community
"Being politely persistent really wins the race": Community & sales with Alexandra LittleJohn
Bonus interview content for paid subscribers, where we discuss building relationships and sales.
Is it possible to build a genuine community under capitalism?
When is it sales, and when is it community? Can it be both?
S1: Community
Learn from my community-building mistakes
Five key lessons I've learned over the last dozen years of helping build communities.
What community means to me
A reflection on what the coffee community means to me.
S1: Community
👥 Discussion: What does community mean to you?
As part of Season 1's topic about community, I am opening this post for the entire season to collect answers and host a discussion space around "community." There are two ways to contribute to this discussion: 1. Log in and comment on this post. Feel free