Specialty Coffee Founders Share Realities of Entrepreneurship in New Podcast
MANILA — Gio Visitacion of Good Cup Coffee Co. and Andre Chanco of Yardstick Coffee discussed the realities of building a brand from the ground up in the debut episode of the "Founders on Founders" podcast series. The episode, titled " Who's Your Andre? ," offered an inside look at the persistence required to sustain a specialty coffee business over the past 10 years. Visitacion opened the conversation by reflecting on his career, noting that a 2017 visit to Yardstick—and learning of Chanco’s shift from corporate work to coffee—marked a pivotal moment in his entrepreneurial path. "Reading his story is what got me into coffee," Visitacion said. "That’s why I started 'Founders on Founders.' One founder’s story can change what someone else goes on to build." In the first episode, the two founders discussed the shared challenges of the specialty coffee industry, including the isolation of leadership and the need for continuous curiosi...
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