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Groundskeeper
An over-engineered office coffee pot timer, with games and a daily newsletter.
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Investment thesis
Groundskeeper started as a simple question: how old is the coffee in the office pot? It grew from there.
It tracks when the pot was brewed, adds games to the break room, and sends out a daily newsletter that roasts the coffee, and roasts the coworkers.
It runs on a small touchscreen beside the pot. Between brews it serves up jokes, affirmations and daily compliments, and the arcade has a leaderboard so the office knows who's been taking long coffee breaks.
Key fundamentals
- Brew timer so everyone knows how fresh the pot is
- Break-room arcade: Snake, Cosmic Grind and Espresso Express, with a leaderboard
- Daily office newsletter, complete with classifieds
- Jokes, affirmations and daily compliments
- Swappable themes: coffee, tea, donuts and pizza