Jon Baker
@jonpbaker
Owner of Alpine Modern Cafe in Boulder, CO/ Place Maker / Husband / Dad of 3 / SMB
A bit about me: • Live in the mountains just outside Boulder, CO • Married 14 years. 3 kids under the age of 12. • Co-own Alpine Modern Cafe in Boulder, CO (two locations in Boulder and looking to expand in the Rocky Mountain West and beyond) • 3rd Place Maker - My…
Starlink is a game changer. This is my first time using it on a camping trip. 100w battery connected to a Starlink mini with roam plan ($50/month) In the middle of nowhere and getting crazy fast speeds. I bought a hard case off amazon for $30. If you want one, they are…
My financial model is pretty dialed for Alpine Modern. Sales Inputs include - year over year transaction growth per day. - year over year average ticket increase per day. For the period ending today (5 weeks) I got within $426 of the forecast for one of the stores.
A lot of people think they can’t afford to have kids- need a bigger house, etc. Well… I’m one of 6 kids. My parents still live in my childhood home. It was built in 1957 1953 sq ft 3 bedrooms (eventually more added in basement) 1.5 bath (Yes you read that right. One…
Running on 20w of power.
I’m not religious, but as I study the models powering chatgpt and realize how stupidly simple this technology is compared to the complexity of the human brain, I can’t help but wonder how something so profoundly powerful is even possible. OpenAI is spending >$13 billion on…
The highest maintenance customers are often the ones that spend the LEAST amount of money. The Problem is they *think* they are an important customer. But they have no idea how little they spend relative to other customers. Don’t be that guy.
My wife just compared all this tech-adjacent extreme longevity focus in men to anorexia in women. A physical manifestation of anxiety and lack of control. And now I can't get the thought out of my head. Spot on.
It’s still insane to me that Apple just has zero serious AI initiatives or products. You have insane market share. Unlimited money. You control the OS and all the hardware. And you give us fkn Siri and “you can use ChatGPT with your action button.” Just incredible bag…
I wonder sometimes if Howard Schultz, (founder of Starbucks) wishes he’d stayed true to the founding ethos of his company: craft, quality, community, etc. Maybe that would have meant slower growth, less capital, less satisfaction of young male ego. But sbux was, like many…
This is basically the state of home services. Recently experienced it with Painting our home. iPad guy walks around with a laser measure. Other guy bids, gives reasonable price and gets to work.
I call two electricians to get quotes on installing some new ceiling lights 1st is a prototypical good ol boy, big chungus physiognomy, Been working for 35 years, runs his business from his personal cell, has one apprentice Doesn't talk much, looks at everything "Be $550"…
I still can’t get over how mind boggling it is that Apple (with as much cash as they have) has fumbled AI so badly. Part of me is like, this has to be a joke, right? Like they are going to come from behind at any moment. But it doesn’t look that way.
It’s pretty bad. I miss the old days.
Scrolling X be like: The printing press worked like this The Jews should all die, especially you The sphinx was made by aliens The truth about Epstein (1/27) Big win for the Sox! Mamdani kicked a baby (1/45) The UK is Islamic This guy is a wrong retard (1/374) Look at this sloth
I’m hopeful @nikitabier can return @x to focus on and the communities that once made it so amazing. He seems to get the power of the network. Bullish!
Ladies and gentlemen, I've officially posted my way to the top: I'm joining @X as Head of Product. 𝕏 is the most important social network in the world. It's where internet culture originates and where the world's most influential people convene. Finding my community and…
Reputation is everything in a hyper connected world. There is a list of 600+ restaurant operators in Denver /Boulder on a email list. We are talking about hundreds of restaurants represented as some folks manage multi units / concepts. A wide variety of topics arise…
I almost signed two different leases downtown between 2021-2022 but decided against it bc vacancy was bad then. Looks like it hasn’t come back. Bullet dodged.
Denver's downtown office vacancy rate rose to 35.5% this spring. It's going to be impossible for businesses to survive on evening and weekend traffic alone. This must be addressed or downtown is dead.
Everyone Dogs on the restaurant industry. They say it’s hard to make money (it can be). They say it’s playing on hard mode. Can be true. What they don’t talk about is the fact that you have some very sophisticated operators out there making a lot of money. There are levels…
Ha. Yea. Frappuccinos are healthy.
Yesterday, I met with @Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, who shared the company’s plans to further MAHA its menu. I was pleased to learn that Starbucks' food and beverages already avoid artificial dyes, artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, and other…
Summer mornings at home in the mountains. ✅Latte ✅Dog being relentless playing fetch with the tennis ball ✅Fire pit ✅wordl with my wife
I have a trusted friend who is a serial entrepreneur who has started a mobile accessories business. He’s looking to I partner with the right person to grow it. Online DTC products experience is the most important specific experience. And a strong sales, marketing, online…
I switched to stainless pans to avoid toxins. I want to live a longer healthier life. Unfortunately all of that extra lifespan will be spent in frustrated anger trying to get eggs off this pan. Pictured: breakfast for my son- eggs with a hat stocking cookie cutter edition.