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House Notes
A weekly newsletter in less time than it takes to brew your coffee
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House Notes: Starting Over
For the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing coffee-focused newsletters because, well, the Guesthouse is a coffee company. So I figured I...
Jul 134 min read
House Notes: The Espresso Myth
Hey friends, Things have been quiet on the Guesthouse front for the past two months because I’ve been focusing on getting my real estate...
Jun 222 min read
House Notes: What Cookies Can Teach Us About Espresso
Hi friends, Last week, I shared the espresso myth that I love, oh so much, shattering for people that visit my coffee bars. To recap...
Jun 222 min read
House Notes: Staying Open
May 1, 2025 If there’s one thing the journey of building the Guesthouse has taught me, it’s the power of staying open — to ideas, to...
May 12 min read
House Notes: How I learned to enjoy coffee
I hated coffee for most of my life. Every once in a while, I’d try a sip of the day old slop from the break room machine that my...
Apr 44 min read
House Notes: Building A Home
I recently came across a quote that stopped me in my tracks. “If you want to build a brand, you have to piss off 80% of people to...
Mar 243 min read
My Philosophy on Shipping Costs
One of my friends recently made a comment about shipping costs that caught my attention. After placing his coffee order on my website, he...
Mar 103 min read
House Notes: Questions
I struggled to find a topic to write about this week. So rather than just putting down some random thoughts to check the newsletter...
Feb 221 min read
HN: How I'm building my business through pop-ups
There are a reported 653 coffee companies in Colorado. Where does the Guesthouse fit in? When I first got into this business, I knew...
Feb 123 min read
House Notes: A Coffee Bar From Scratch. Huh?
A coffee bar from Scratch. What does that mean?
Feb 52 min read
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