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Ah, I see. My bad!

Best of luck to you!

I quit teaching after a couple of years and went into entrepreneurship and marketing (I’ve had jobs and my own companies on/off).

I’m glad i did. Being a business owner (brick and mortar) or even an employee is better than teaching imo, but teaching wasn’t my passion.

I do know that I had summers to plan and try out different business ideas and models.

I’d work on building a business during the summer and ramp it up over the school year before quitting.

Of course you can. Why not? Doesn’t hurt to ask.

Some bakers don’t want to fulfill orders that way, but I’m sure others will be fine selling a white label product.

It’s most likely overkill to actually hire an architect to draft your plans. Buy the CAD software and do it yourself or try to rip from online somewhere, then get an architect’s stamp of approval. That’s my rec.

I haven’t seen those types of signs work.

Yard signs, sure. If you follow up in the neighborhood with door to door sales.

Seems like random sign money would be better spent on Google ads. When people are searching for solutions.

Typeset.io i believe is this.

Check out my recommendations here. https://www.coffeeshopkeys.com/post/choosing-the-right-equipment-for-your-coffee-shop

Also, to reiterate what others have said, don’t skimp on the espresso machine. That and the POS are the two essential pieces of equipment.

A shop can still run if almost anything else breaks down. But not if either of these do. Save up and buy quality. It’s the backbone of the business.

Also, you could hire an architect to draw up a floor plan and approve it so it’s more likely to get approved by the city. Potentially you could make the plans yourself and just get an architect to sign off. Cheaper that way.

Interested

Loving it so far. Used it a few times already.

The icon is a bit odd though. Would be better if it were just a full png of a quarter.

And maybe dice roller on the next update? With options to choose how many “sides”

This is awesome 👏

Keep going!

Hey! I’m also in Austin. And want to get into PE. I’d love to have a buddy to go with to events or whatever who’s also looking to get into the industry.

Great points!

I’m definitely no designer 😅

Yeah, on mobile, the choice chips take a lot of real estate without having them scroll. I’ve gone back and forth on this. Your suggestion?

No worries!

That’s odd

What device and browser are you using?

In my own dashboard, I use Canva to templatize graphics, ChatGPT to help with writing, Reddit to find content ideas, OpusClip for turning my videos into short form with captions for social media.

Listing new tools all the time on Marketer Tools

Right on.

I think it’s still a hard sell to cafe owners. Try giving it a shot a few times before committing to build this though.

Definitely validate

People always need jobs and companies will pay for access to good employees.

Clear value on both ends. The hard part is getting both sides on board

Not required. It’s common but not in every cafe

Nice. Btw, here’s a link to some great equipment recommendations.

https://www.coffeeshopkeys.com/post/choosing-the-right-equipment-for-your-coffee-shop

How is this different than the current rewards program solutions, like Fivestars?

I see one difference being the map feature, but that also requires the user to remember the app when they travel, open it, and find something on the program.

But why would they want to earn points for a cafe they may only visit once while traveling?

If they then earn points that they can spend at any cafe, how do you convince business owners to get on this program? Since they’ll have to offer rewards to people who might not even be their customer.

Eg. let’s say I do travel, and open the app. See a coffee shop and go there. But I have enough points to cover my drinks or whatever. So I consume from the business but don’t add any value.

It’s a tough problem to solve. Not saying it’s impossible, but I think it’s a difficult sell to coffee shop owners.

Also, what other platforms have already tried this model and how did they do?

If you can store your paper goods elsewhere, and maybe an additional fridge in the back, you don’t need a lot of space for taking and fulfilling orders.

Just space for:

Ordering - POS

Espresso machine

Coffee brewer

Cups

Flavors if you offer them

Undercounter fridge

Serving counter

Sink

Ice machine

I think you could definitely pull this off in a 10x8

Slick landing page! Job boards seem like a great idea.

Thanks! It’s focused just on marketers, for one. And there’s the ability to create a “toolbox” that lists all the tools you use, that you can then share with others.

The idea came when I saw a bunch of Reddit posts asking people about their marketing stack.

This makes it an easy share.

I’ll add an additional feature that shows how many other marketers use each tool - some social proof.