Ade in Business

I ran across this interesting Starbucks fact (via Seth Godin):
It wasn’t until several years after the company was up and running that they realized it would be a good idea to sell any beverages at all. All they sold was beans.
It’s inspirational to think that a successful company like Starbucks had a much different business [...]

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I read an article today (by way of the Freakonomics blog) about a coffee shop that doesn’t put prices on any of their food or drinks — payment is strictly voluntary.
I can usually form a firm opinion about a business model within a few minutes (and there are a lot of times when I’m wrong), [...]

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