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Austin startup FreeWater is giving out free water
- llampx 5y agoI guess they read the strongtowns article about giving out free coffee and decided that it was a great business idea.
- JSeymourATL 5y agoMight you have a link?
- llampx 5y agoWith pleasure. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/11/11/more-highways-more-driving-more-emissions-explaining-induced-demand https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/11/11/more-highways... > Imagine a guy who, struck with a wild but charitable fever of generosity, decided to give away 100 gallons of tasty, free coffee every morning at a small downtown stand. During that entire first week, he struggled to give it all away before lunchtime and went home with quite a few gallons of leftover lukewarm coffee. In week two, he started seeing familiar faces each day from the nearby buildings, because people walking by know a good deal when they see one (the low price of free). Many of them returned each day and the coffee was gone by 11 a.m. By the third week, the word was out across downtown about the “crazy free coffee guy” and he started running out earlier each day. By the start of week four, people were coming from all over downtown and he had a line queued up waiting for him at 7 a.m. to ensure they got their free cup before work, and it was all gone before 9 a.m.
- JSeymourATL 5y agoThat’s brilliant! Thank you