About this episode

The episode explores the origin story of Starbucks and its evolution into a global phenomenon.

Three guys who went to college together were tired of the bland canned coffee they were being served and set out to do something about it. They brought together the best coffee beans they could find and called their company Starbucks. Then another guy came along and said they could do so much more than just sell beans. They turned him down until his “third place” between work and home became the best thing around. He bought their company and many others in the years to come to become a global phenomenon that has no intention of slowing down. #BringOnTheQuestions #Podcast #Starbucks #History #OriginStory

Topics covered

• coffee
• business
• entrepreneurship
• history
• origin story

Keywords

• Starbucks
• coffee beans
• origin story
• business history
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starbucks

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