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Back to EpisodesEp.268 How Starbucks Made You Prepay for Coffee—and Why That’s Brilliant
Season 2
Episode 9
Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
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.
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