Interesting idea but wouldn't work for me - though as a solo founder in Australia, I guess I'm probably not your target market. Some quick feedback:
* Not having a choice of beans (or knowing what the flavours/kinds are) is a bit of a turn off for me. While I like to have variety, my favorite coffee is a chocolatey flavour, and I like that first coffee of the day to be something I really, really look forward to & enjoy.
* As a solo founder, I'm not going through 16oz of coffee every week, so weekly deliveries would be too much for me. Your pricing is surprisingly good though, once I did the math of how many grams are in 16oz.
* No information on whether your deliveries can be left at the front door / in the mailbox. Not having to sign for the deliveries would be a huge bonus.
* Again, talking as a solo founder... it's actually kinda important for me to get out of the office / house sometimes. Working from a cafe is not just about atmosphere, it's also about mixing with people. I tend to buy my coffee beans while I'm on one of those days out with the HuMans. So having beans delivered could actually be a negative for me, remove an excuse to take a break & get fresh air / exercise / socialize.
* If you can guarantee freshness of beans, that would be a bonus. Occasionally I've bought beans from a cafe, only to discover it's an old pack roasted a year ago. Blech.
* Have you thought about extras? I'm a fan of having dark-chocolate-coated coffee beans on hand as well. Or variety, an 8oz pack with your favorite beans, and another 8oz pack with something new for you to try.
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Interesting idea but wouldn't work for me - though as a solo founder in Australia, I guess I'm probably not your target market. Some quick feedback:
* Not having a choice of beans (or knowing what the flavours/kinds are) is a bit of a turn off for me. While I like to have variety, my favorite coffee is a chocolatey flavour, and I like that first coffee of the day to be something I really, really look forward to & enjoy.
* As a solo founder, I'm not going through 16oz of coffee every week, so weekly deliveries would be too much for me. Your pricing is surprisingly good though, once I did the math of how many grams are in 16oz.
* No information on whether your deliveries can be left at the front door / in the mailbox. Not having to sign for the deliveries would be a huge bonus.
* Again, talking as a solo founder... it's actually kinda important for me to get out of the office / house sometimes. Working from a cafe is not just about atmosphere, it's also about mixing with people. I tend to buy my coffee beans while I'm on one of those days out with the HuMans. So having beans delivered could actually be a negative for me, remove an excuse to take a break & get fresh air / exercise / socialize.
* If you can guarantee freshness of beans, that would be a bonus. Occasionally I've bought beans from a cafe, only to discover it's an old pack roasted a year ago. Blech.
* Have you thought about extras? I'm a fan of having dark-chocolate-coated coffee beans on hand as well. Or variety, an 8oz pack with your favorite beans, and another 8oz pack with something new for you to try.
SnydeRyder: awesome tips. Thank you.