Many coffee shops have their own we wants to say that it is not a <mere> coffee shop. However, it Philz Coffee is actually say so.
Philz is now to become a specialty of a kind in the fabric the San Francisco Bay area, many of the products and alliance of IT industry has been born across the coffee stronger of this shop. Product Hunt founder, according to Ryan Hoover, Philz near the San Francisco Civic Center, he is (are drinking and also what servings each day now Philz) fact it was on the office of the time that had launched the company. Startup to Grind conference always waiting is Philz, Behind the scenes varistor of Philz make a cup of custom-made bazar for the Speaker. Philz is up to Facebook in Menlo Park headquarters, it is said that Mark Zuckerberg has requested.
This round to be the company's series B is carried out at Summit Partners of lead, raising the total amount of this in Philz it exceeded bazar $ 30 million. In the same round, besides spectacular angel investors lineup participated - Cowboy Ventures, Crunchfund bazar and (Disclosure: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch founder was founded), Yahoo chairman Maynard Webb, Facebook executives Mike Schroepfer, former Apple and JC Penney executives Ron Johnson, actor Jonah Hill, Lawrence Bender, and Jamie Kennedy's wrapper and investors snoop Doggu-ra.
That kind of expansion for Philz, the story of just creating a new store. Large part drawn by the Philz is its unique bazar experience. bazar Coffee is put varistor is by hand one by one cup, the addition of milk and sugar to suit the preferences of the customer, "Try a sip, please tell me whether perfect" hand over the cup while saying. Philz of coffee but can not even faster never the cheapest, is the most familiar, is the most personalized. Be scaling this oyster, just mountain enough and find a new real estate is different translation.
Jaber's challenge willingness laden - and also with a number of IT companies, the growth of the key to success bazar is considered to be in happiness and self-confidence of employees. "We feel that to have something special. And to spread'd like without compromising the quality to more people this experience," he said Jaber is. "This I, is called the" The scalability "but" share rabbi Rithy ". How to do it, and the most important in the company is a manager that was left and people, each store who is after the counter It is to recognize that. We make a big investment in them, has created a culture that has a sense of ownership. "
That in the same flow, Philz has established a business method, Jaber is I have intensive courses have for education and development for new employees and managers called "Philz University". "If you want to improve the day-to-day customers bazar are others, our own must be better as an individual. Inside and out must also be happy," said Jaber says. "Young and a lot of staff, it is in their 20s or 30s. We also also ahead when those people who are working here, you have a chance to help enhance more life. We I believe this in the long run. "
You might feel as the coffee shop and have a little too much enters the heat, the company Google for new employees "Noogler" program, and the like, are listening to convention of IT industry. Perhaps in the future, by being a former Philz staff, in the same way as people from Facebook and Google and Apple have been was the IT industry, bazar and would like to convey some sort of expertise in the retail bazar and food service industry be may not.
Philz Coffee
April 28, 2015
April 28, 2015
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