If It Captures Your Imagination, It Will

I Think Starbucks Created A Platform And, Ultimately, A Runway For Many Other Companies To Emulate. I Suspect If We Had Not Achieved What We Have, There Would Have Been Many Regional Brands That Would Have Succeeded. But I'm Not Sure There Would Have Been A National Brand Of The Scope Of Starbucks.

Sometimes You Have To Create The Thing You Want To Be Part Of.

Don't Buy Preground Coffee.

I Am Concerned About Any Attrition In Customer Traffic At Starbucks, But I Don't Want To Use The Economy, Commodity Prices Or Consumer Confidence As An Excuse.

My Son Is Trying To Be A Sports Writer, And My Daughter Is A College Student. She Wants To Be A Comedy Writer, And She's At Film School. I Discouraged Both Of Them Early On From Getting Involved In Starbucks. I Didn't Think It Would Be Fair; Plus, They Didn't Have Any Interest Anyway.