Notes of a Mad Entrepreneur : The Vigilante Coffee Story

Notes of a Mad Entrepreneur chronicles the rise of Vigilante Coffee. Beginning in Hawaii during the 2008/2009 financial crisis learning coffee from seed to cup to roasting in a basement in Washington D.C., NME captures the 2010's coffee scene through the eyes of a young professional building a coffee roasting company from the ground up. It is a story of hustle, ambition and dedication to bring a dream into reality.In NME, Chris Vigilante, founder of Vigilante Coffee, pulls back the curtain on the wild, creative, chaotic and deeply human journey behind the company that helped shape the DMV specialty coffee scene. From an unconventional early investment by a Marijuana farmer to the relentless hustle of bringing world-class coffee to the DMV community, Chris shares his real, unfiltered story behind the company: the struggles, the risks, the madness and how choosing happiness over the almighty dollar led to the creation of Vigilante Coffee and a focus on uplifting others. Read more