timgriffin77

Remote North America ... trying to manage time zones really, so anywhere within those areas!

So much for free speech, this is the definition of policing information - can’t believe this is what will actually bring Twitter to its knees.

Glad to hear it - feel free to shoot me a note with any questions - tpg (at) cloosiv dot com

Ah, sorry about that. Yeah there are quite a few stats maintained on the ssca.org website. Harvard also maintains statistics about coffee consumption, and Huffington Post did a big expose on it, as well. There's also a lot of good information from the National Restaurant Association, Statista, Mordor Intelligence and Mintel.

Certainly a low barrier of entry, but there are two things we keep in mind -

1) we don't think this is a winner take all market 2) but if it were, the strongest network will win

At this stage, it's about building the largest network as quickly as possible.

2 years ago I would have agreed with you, and to a point I still do - it seems like it would be simple to just walk in with cash and walk out with a coffee. But, it's undeniable how willing customers are to avoid friction, especially when they haven't had any caffeine yet.

Also, Starbucks is on pace to process over 15% of their annual revenue through their mobile app this year, it's by far the most popular payments app in the U.S. and shows no signs of slowing down.