Kopi Kenangan: Building a Brand People Love
Moonshot
English - December 17, 2021 12:03 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEntrepreneurship Business Technology founder entrepreneur sequoia india southeast asia business startup surge sequoia capital sequoia peak xv partners Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Indonesian coffee chain, Kopi Kenangan, serves affordable brews made with local ingredients and recipes. The company, which employs a ‘Grab & Go’ model, delivers most orders through its app, making it a convenient alternative to traditional coffee houses. In this episode of Moonshot, Kopi Kenangan Co-Founder, Edward Tirtanata talks to Sequoia India & Southeast Asia Principal, Rohit Agarwal about how he’s building a well-loved brand with authentic Indonesian flavours, a deep understanding of what customers want, and staying true to his brand’s DNA.
Show Notes
Kopi Kenangan’s sweet start (01:31)How a ‘One Cup, One Customer’ approach and leveraging technology helped Kopi Kenangan weather the pandemic (07:09)Growing brand equity with great service and coffee (12:48)Stay true to your DNA to build brand love and recognition (16:24)Commitment to your customers is hard for copycats to replicate (21:32)Differentiate yourself based on your strengths (24:14)Creating new brands and verticals to achieve compounding distribution (26:54)Think big, start small, fail fast (30:45)Build and lead from your heart (33:00)