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Coming Home to Dupont Circle
This one’s personal. I grew up just a few blocks...
A Season in Full Bloom: Cherry Blossoms and Coffee Bring D.C. to Life
At Compass Coffee, we have a special way of defining...
How We Choose Our Cafe Locations (And What We Learned the Hard Way)
You can make the best coffee in the world, but...
The Price of Bad Measurements: How We Fixed Our Costliest Cafe Design and Build Mistakes
We didn’t set out to revolutionize cafe design—we just wanted...
The Files Are in the Computer: Bridging the Gap in Gen Z's Computer Literacy
Technology has never been easier to use—but somewhere along the...
From Amish Pastures to Sonoma Hills: Our Search for Exceptional Milk
Before Compass, before coffee, before I even thought about opening...
The Wait is Over. Compass Coffee is in Clarendon!
We opened our doors at 3003 Washington Blvd on a...
The 5S System: Leadership Lessons from the Marines, Toyota, and Cafes
During my time in the Marines, I learned that real...
How Veterans Can Turn Military Skills into Entrepreneurial Success: A Conversation with Dog Tag Bakery
Entrepreneurship is a lot like a combat deployment—you never quite...
The Soundtrack to Your Coffee: Mastering the Art of Cafe Music
I never thought there would be so many challenges with...
Terps and Coffee: Compass Has Officially Landed at College Park
We’ve just opened our 22nd cafe, and it’s a special...
Two Drinks to get you through the 100 days of pain
When I opened my first cafe in the Shaw neighborhood...
