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Sep 2022
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♨️ “World’s not-best coffee” — Blank Str...

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You thought buying a Porsche was expensive? Porsche is going public at an $84B valuation because Porsche mastered “The Porsche Principle.” The fastest growing coffee chain right now is Blank Street Coffee because their master plan is to be the best coffee… by not being the best coffee. And one of the top Googled search terms in Germany right now is “firewood ... Show More
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