Ep.268 How Starbucks Made You Prepay for Coffee—and Why That’s Brilliant

Season 2 Episode 9

Starbucks: How to Get Paid Before You Sell
Starbucks customers prepay over $1.6B on the app—money Starbucks uses interest-free.

Upfront Cash: Boosts cash flow without loans.
Breakage Bonus: Unused balances = pure profit.
Lesson: Build systems where customers commit before they buy—subscriptions, deposits, gift cards.

Money loves systems. Be the one building them.

Good Morning, Money. Your sip of success starts here.

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

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