Nobody wanted to rent me a cafe in trendy New York, so I tried something risky. Now I have three cafes.

Entrepreneurs can be impatient. When we have a good idea, we want to make it happen now. But I've learned that patience - taking the time to win over reluctant clients or prove your concept to dodgy investors - can create an outcome much more true to your vision.

Courtesy of White Noise Coffee Company

Seven years ago I started trying to open a coffee shop in New York. I had worked as a barista for a long time and imagined a cafe that treated coffee like a performance - the bar acting as a stage, where baristas would pull the shot of espresso, weigh it, and heat it to a precise temperature, while saying the origin story of beans. I wanted the sounds, smells and sights of the store to envelop each customer. I would call it White Noise Coffee Company.

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Nobody wanted to rent me a cafe in trendy New York, so I tried something risky. Now I have three cafes.

Entrepreneurs can be impatient. When we have a good idea, we want to make it happen now. But I've learned that patience - taking the time to win over reluctant clients or prove your concept to dodgy investors - can create an outcome much more true to your vision.

Courtesy of White Noise Coffee Company

Seven years ago I started trying to open a coffee shop in New York. I had worked as a barista for a long time and imagined a cafe that treated coffee like a performance - the bar acting as a stage, where baristas would pull the shot of espresso, weigh it, and heat it to a precise temperature, while saying the origin story of beans. I wanted the sounds, smells and sights of the store to envelop each customer. I would call it White Noise Coffee Company.

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This guy saved Barbie from cultural extinction. He did it by asking a great question.

Top 5 hot franchise categories for 2023, according to an industry expert

Why can't we resist Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday? A behavioral economist explains the psychological forces that make sales irresistible.

I couldn't sleep. I was obsessed with my failures. Then I found the strangest remedy.

This pitch brought in an investment of $250,000, but it almost didn't happen

Employees were told to go home. Here's how we keep them coming back.

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