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I didn't know stylebot but sounds like a good idea. I'll have a look. Tks

Thanks for the tip! I'll have a look ;)

Yes, I started with the frontpage. Apparently people like it so I'll work on the other pages and update the extension ;)

Hell yeah it is!

Here's the chrome store link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hn-beautify/nhgmoo...

Tks!

Doesn't it? Could you figure out why not?

Fixed. Tks

Good one, I've fixed it with color: transparent, instead ;) Check it out

Not really, just bumped into $5 dollar fee, my card didn't work and I had to leave the house. I'll do it tmrrow and post the link ;)

Hey!

In the end of last year I created something like what your doing here (www.hotcoffeeclub.com), also with customers in Germany and also posted it to HN just as you did (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6818369), not sure if you saw it at the time.

About 8 months in I've definitely learned a bunch and I ultimately decided to stop doing it couple of months ago (the website is not run by me anymore). If you'd like to have a chat my email is on my profile.

Hi, we do ship do the Netherlands, that was a mistake (already fixed).

Our roastery is in Porto, Portugal, but we (development, sales and customer support) are based in Eindhoven, NL.

Thanks for the info

Hi. Do you use it?

Yes, I got understood that. Just mentioned paypal to explain that the checkout flow will be fixed when we move away from them.

No worries, it's a very valid point!

That's exactly what I'm trying to test here, if there are people who don't care much about that as far as they get a lower price. Thanks

Hey!

Thanks for the feedback, that has been a recurring complain.

Working on that now!

Ahah. I'll write that one down ;)

Well, first sorry for that.

It's on our roadmap to move away from paypal asap. The reason we started with it was purely out of easiness.. I don't know if you're based in Europe but around here setting up a merchant account with a company like PayMill or Braintree can take up to 2 months before you can process any payment.

Again, sorry for that, it will be fixed as soon as we move away from paypal which I hope will happen in the next couple of weeks.

That's because to minimize shipping costs you will get a package of 1kg every second month. Not 500 gram every month.

Thanks for the feedback

Hi!

Thanks for the tip. I know about Pact Coffee and similar services and they seem to serve their customers very well.

In any case, I believe it's worth pointing out that we're offering something quite different. We're not targeting connaiseurs, coffee geeks or in general people willing to spend time looking for their favorite blend, roast or origin. Instead, we're offering a single great blend carefully selected by us, aimed at all those who like great coffee and want to have it automagically. It's just great coffee always there when you want it.

That's also why we are able to offer our single product at about 1/4 the price those other services can. Our beans are not hand roasted, they are prepared by experienced professionals in a fully equiped and scalable modern roastery.

Cheers!

That's definitely a recurring point, there are (at least) two things missing to the landing page, "what beans are these" and "where do you ship to".

Working on that!

Thanks for all the great feedback!

They work in any traditional espresso maker and replaces the normal "pressed" ground coffee.

Thanks for the feedback, we really should make that more clear.

PS: This is what I mean by traditional espresso maker http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/shop/appliances/small_kitche...

Great to hear that! What we're trying to do is really "Good coffee for everyone who likes good coffee", meaning that we're not targeting coffee connaiseurs and experts but just anyone who likes good coffee always. So I really believe competitive price should be on our focus.

Glad to hear you'd used it Devon. All our coffee comes from a sole partner roastery (located in Portugal). That info is on the website (/about) but we totally should make it more visible as well as providing some info about the blend itself.

Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks!

Yeah, I'm getting that getting that question a lot :p Well, what I mean with no middle man was, as opposed to traditional retail partners selling at more than 250% the price the buy (and still with thin margins), we are charging a thin commission out of the final price set by the producer. Well.. maybe I'm still a middle man but not many will notice me!

Hi buf. Glad to hear you're interested! For the moment we are not providing the filters but we do have plans to provide them as well as adapters for using our pods on any normal espresso maker. Let's get in touch guico@hotcoffeeclub.com

This is my startup just launching!

Apart from the kind of forced title, what I'm really trying to do here is to offer a steady/reliable source of good quality coffee always at a fair price. You pay a fixed monthly fee and can be sure you'll always have great coffee at a great price. It's not a club for coffee connaisseurs and we don't offer exclusive blends every month - it's simply good coffee for anyone who likes coffee.

The way I do that is by connecting local roasteries directly to end customers. No middle man, no storage costs, no retail costs. I'm starting with coffee but I believe it can also be done for other products (?).

Would really like to get your input on this... Would you buy this for yourself? Would you buy it for your startup?

Cheers

Nice post, was looking for this!