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11.06.13

Presenting: My new job at Coffee Kind

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It’s been an exciting four months for me and the next four are shaping up to be just as crazy.

There’s something about working for a startup that is deeply addicting. It could be the masochism of long hours. It could also be the deep sense of loyalty, commitment, and teamwork that is needed to get a company off the ground (and flying).

Ask me what I’ve learned most so far and I’ll tell you:

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09.20.13

Social Media Week: My schedule

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Social Media Week in Chicago is happening next week and I could not be more excited. Last year, I went on a frenzy of talks, presentations, and panels. If you’re unfamiliar with SMW, it’s a week full of anything possibly related to social media and a whole lot of networking. All events are free, just make sure you register for them.

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08.02.13

Twitter pet peeves, according to coffee people

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In this (unknown number)-part series, I bring to you coffee & Twitter. Twitter is my favorite social media network, mainly for its quick info bites and the ability to access almost anyone you want. However, you could be making some mistakes that annoy the heck out of people.

I posed this question to my followers, asking them what bothered them about coffee brands. I’m keeping this specific to coffee brands, mainly because that’s the industry I’m in. Obviously, you can always extrapolate this to any brand.

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05.27.13

Six lessons I’ve learned in the last year

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One year and two days have passed since I left Groupon employment. I’ve posted before on the trials of starting a business. Since then, I’ve waded through difficulties and learned even more about how I operate. I’d like to pass on a few key items that I may have initially dismissed as someone preaching to me:

1) Advice means nothing if you ignore it.Read More


05.22.13

Personal branding: what to expect from me

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As the first post on my new domain, it seems fitting to write about personal branding. I once bought jennchen.org (because .com was already in use) with the intention of setting up a photo portfolio. In my naiveté of personal drive, I thought the $9.99 I paid for the domain name would motivate me to create content. It went unattended for an entire year. A few years later, after establishing two wordpress.org blogs and registering two additional domain names, I finally have the drive to finish what I started. A few weeks ago, I was randomly browsing and Googling myself with select iterations (e.g. jenn chen coffee”) when I discovered that this domain was on sale. I don’t even remember who had it before. Fifty dollars seemed a small price to pay for a name that exists thousands of times over across the globe.Read More


05.18.13

WordPress: thecuriousbean

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My previous iteration of a personal blog was hosted on WordPress.com. I used the template “Confit” and modified it to my preferences. Sidebar widgets included menus, photo, social media links, and a follow button.
thecuriousbean wordpress confit


04.25.13

Quick life update

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Can’t believe it’s nearly May. Just bought the domain jennchen.com, which is unheard of. My name is SO common that I took about 2 hours to make the decision and outright bought it at $50. If you try going to the site within 48 hours of this post, you will get a “domain for sale” page. In the next few weeks, you may or may not notice a few changes to this blog. I’ll no longer be at thecuriousbean.wordpresscom… I will be migrating from a wordpress.com site to a wordpress.org site. The layout will yet again be different. I’ll also be reorganizing a bit to incorporate a portfolio & resume. The blog itself will still exist, it just might not be the first thing you see when you go to my site.Read More


02.11.13

February goals: #CodeYear & fitness

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It’s 11 days into February and 11 days since I made some personal goals to improve my general satisfaction in life. While this blog is primarily a coffee blog, it’s still a personal one and I intend on posting items such as, say, my recipes on cured salmon & braised pork belly.Read More


10.24.12

Quotables from #SMWChicago

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I’m getting back into blogging and I’m going to ignore SEO for now just because I think I need to spout off creative nonsense. In the past few months, I’ve seriously amped up my social media game. If you’ve been following me on Twitter for a while, you might have noticed more Tweets than usual and [hopefully] a more concentrated effort on sending out interesting content.Read More


08.28.12

Equating a Corporate Job to a Bad Relationship

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In full disclosure, I used to work for Groupon. But this could really just apply to any job you feel unfulfilled in. In the end, I left not because of the media’s constant criticism of the company, but because the job was no longer a good fit for me. If you’re looking for articles on reasons to sell your stock or give it bad press, you should probably stop reading now.Read More


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I'm a San Francisco-based writer & photographer. On the side, I munch on donuts & hang out with my dog Zoey.

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Jenn is a San Francisco-based writer & photographer. On the side, she munches on donuts & hangs out with her dog Zoey. You can reach her here or on social media @thejennchen.

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