Posted On: 10/09/2013 7:47:28 AM
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High-tech coffee war seethes in Silicon Valley; In Boston ...
Facebook has installed founder Mark Zuckerberg's favorite coffee brand in its headquarters. Other tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are investing millions in coffee roasters, the way they would a high-growth startup. Philz, with its own coffee shop inside Facebook HQ, also sells ...
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Why are some of the biggest names in tech obsessed with fancy coffee shops? Kevin Rose and Jack Dorsey are investors in local, high end coffee outposts. Mark Pincus and Mark Zuckerberg have installed their favorite cafes at their companies. And Blue Bottle is working with Google and Square, using analytics to optimize everything from its online store to how lines should flow at crowded cafes.

