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It's a must-read for anyone with an interest in the dynamics of starting and sustaining a business in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, \u003cem\u003eDrawn Out\u003c\/em\u003e provides a captivating journey into Tom's own experiences, showcasing the challenges and triumphs he encountered along the way. This memoir is a striking testament to the power of perseverance and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or simply intrigued by compelling life stories, Tom Scott's collection offers something valuable for every reader. 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One of those coffee champions was, and still is, Geoff Marsland. \u003cem\u003eCoffee u Feel\u003c\/em\u003e is the colourful story of this pioneering Wellington \"Coffee Baron\", a real yet larger-than-life character who became a café king and roasting entrepreneur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a no-holds-barred biography of Geoff, and of a home-grown business success with national and international connections. Across the pages of what is a 'visual symphony' of cars, cigars, cafés, and coffee roasters, Geoff recounts and shows the rollicking rise of Havana Coffee Works, from its beginnings in Cuba Street, Wellington, to importing Cuban coffee, setting up plantations in the Pacific, through to its current coffee empire status, bringing \"Coffee U Feel\"—the brand's strapline—to the people. 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This was the kick-starter of a nationwide cultural change based around hissing espresso machines and growing coffee consumption. Like a runaway train, the Havana revolution took off and hasn't slowed for over a quarter of a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot long after the doors opened on Midnight Espresso, Marsland and his then business partner decided to expand their fledgling operation by buying and roasting coffee beans themselves. They chose Cuba, once a powerhouse exporter of coffee, as a likely and interesting source. After a favourable reply to their exploratory fax, they set off for Havana, armed with a letter from their bank and high hopes of success. The officials they met with told them it was the first contact Cuba had had from New Zealand about coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe youthful 'ambassadors of coffee' were very well received, had the best coffee they had ever tasted, and were taken with the special atmosphere of Havana. 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