Order Fulfillment | Mass Text Interface | Referral Program
scones.ike.coffee is a microbakery I started in South Minneapolis. From day one, I’ve built the business iteratively around a simple idea:
Sell delicious scones and build fun relationships
- SvelteKit – Full-stack framework for frontend and backend
- Mongoose – MongoDB ORM for database interactions
- Twilio Messaging API – For customer text notifications
- Nodemailer – For order email confirmations
- Stripe API – For secure payment processing
The first version of the site focused on bike delivery orders. That original /order route still exists and once drove early revenue of around $200/month. It accepted payments via Stripe and sent me email alerts whenever an order came in.
As the business grew, I realized I couldn't sustainably run delivery operations on my own. So I pivoted the site into a customer engagement platform—integrating:
- A mass text messaging system via Twilio
- A referral program where customers receive a unique link and earn free scones when friends sign up
When this README was written, I was focusing on selling scones from my porch two to three times a month.
The long-term vision for scones.ike.coffee is to evolve it into a lightweight POS and customer marketing tool—something like a friendly, open-source alternative to Square.
Eventually, the site will host a crowdfunding campaign to support this next phase, as well as starting a brick and mortor location.
Building scones.ike.coffee has been fantastically educational to me, and made me a better grassroots marketer and software developer. I am excited for what is to come.