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Originally Posted by AGROculture
I've read the book by the founder of Starbucks. After reading it I agree with his principles and way of conducting business. He gets critisized a lot, and I understand his book is written by him therefore bias. But I think he is different from other large corperations. I think you're undertsand after reading "pour your heart into it"
it's a good story how he grew up with no education in a poor family in a poor neighborhood and started a mega empire
I live Burrard and Robson so I have 1000000 Starbucks nearby. On my trip I've seen Starbucks in Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai & Koh Samui) and there's rumors of it coming here to India
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Finally, an opinion in this thread I respect.
Really, who cares how many Starbucks's are in your neighbourhood. Some guy, trying to make a buck, starts a company that takes off. Kudos to him for making something of himself, futher to that, kudos to being a smart business man.
Corporate or not, Starbucks has some pretty respectable business practices. All of the coffee they serve is fair trade, they have fantastic benefits for part time employees, and they support a lot of great charities including many grass roots ones.
When I hear people complaining about the world becoming too corporate, they tend to be the same people who aren't being productive members of society. Complaining about the world, placing the blame but not contributing to a solution seems to be a lifestyle for many.
And don't tell me, that John Smith who owns that little indie coffee shop doesn't dream of the day his doesn't blow up into the next starbucks.
Jan 22, 07
