>_FOUNDER MODECOFFEE
FIRST ROAST IN DEVELOPMENT

Coffee for people
building companies.

Founder Mode Coffee is a small coffee project for builders. We are working on four roasts for the long stretch between the idea and the thing that finally works.

WHY WE ARE MAKING IT
COFFEE FIRST
THE BRAND COMES SECOND
SMALL BATCHES
WHEN THE ROAST IS RIGHT
FOUNDER MODE COFFEE / BATCH 001
FMC / 001Seed RoundLight roast
COMING SOON
12 OZ / WHOLE BEAN
FOUNDER MODE COFFEE
FIRST ROASTSEED ROUNDLIGHT ROASTCOMING SOON
MADE FOR THE ROOM WHERE THE COMPANY BEGAN
STAY CLOSE TO THE PRODUCT/MAKE GOOD COFFEE/KEEP THE TEAM SMALL/DO THE WORK/STAY CLOSE TO THE PRODUCT
01 / THE COFFEE

Four bags
in progress.

These are the coffees we want to make. The names are set. The roast profiles and sourcing are not. We will put them up for sale when they taste right.

FMC 002
FMC / 002Default AliveMedium roast
COMING SOON
12 OZ / WHOLE BEAN
FOUNDER MODE COFFEE
Medium roast / Round and balanced

Default Alive

The everyday bag. Calm, sweet, dependable.

cacaored applecaramel
COMING SOONROAST DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT
FMC 003
FMC / 003Debug DarkDark roast
COMING SOON
12 OZ / WHOLE BEAN
FOUNDER MODE COFFEE
Dark roast / Deep and full

Debug Dark

Dark coffee with enough character to drink black.

dark cocoacedarmolasses
COMING SOONROAST DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT
FMC 004
FMC / 004IPO EspressoEspresso roast
COMING SOON
12 OZ / WHOLE BEAN
FOUNDER MODE COFFEE
Espresso roast / Dense and sweet

IPO Espresso

Built for a short pull and a quiet five minutes.

fudgecherryhazelnut
COMING SOONROAST DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT
02 / WHY THIS EXISTS

FOUNDER MODE
IS HOW YOU WORK.
IT IS NOT A JOB TITLE.

Startup coffee is usually an afterthought.

A burnt pot by the printer. A pod pulled between calls. A bag with a clever name and forgettable beans.

We want to make the bag that stays next to your grinder because the coffee is good. The founder references are for us. The quality has to stand on its own.

This project is early. We are still tasting coffees, talking with roasters, and getting the packaging right.

03 / THE WORK

What happens
before launch.

01

Find the right roaster

We are looking for a roasting partner who cares about repeatable batches and clear, sweet coffee.

02

Taste until it is ready

Each name needs a coffee that fits. We are not putting an origin on the bag until we have bought the coffee.

03

Send the first bags

Waitlist members will hear first. Their notes will shape what we roast next.

founder-mode / networkLIVE
$ founder-mode-coffee ping

Checking in with FMC...

pong
statusCONNECTED
pings...
endpoint/api/ping
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04 / THE CLI

A small tool
for the terminal.

The open source CLI came first. It prints the brand, checks in with the site, and gives builders a quiet way to say they were here early.

$ curl -fsSL https://foundermodecoffee.com/install.sh | bash
Downloads v2.2.1 from GitHub and verifies the release checksum before installing.VIEW THE CODE
THE FIRST BATCH IS NOT READY YET.

We will write
when it is.

FMC / 002Default AliveMedium roast
COMING SOON
12 OZ / WHOLE BEAN
FOUNDER MODE COFFEE

DEFAULT ALIVE

MEDIUM ROAST / IN DEVELOPMENTCOMING SOON