Free beef and clean bathrooms: the irrelevance of Web 2.0 Let’s disrupt an industry.

I hate paying a lot for gas and getting crappy service.

We’re Oregonians

“ OMG?! Is something wrong with my car?!”

Pride in service “ If we can’t guarantee it, we won’t sell it.” Run-out-to-your-car service Build a relationship & you have customer for life

Pride in service

“ If we can’t guarantee it, we won’t sell it.”

Run-out-to-your-car service

Build a relationship & you have customer for life

410 stores, $1.6 billion sales Privately owned/operated 6000+ employees 55% of profits go to employees Amazing pension/healthcare for employees Every store (and the property) is company owned

410 stores, $1.6 billion sales

Privately owned/operated

6000+ employees

55% of profits go to employees

Amazing pension/healthcare for employees

Every store (and the property) is company owned

Can we do this well with a gas station?

477 stores, $6.2 billion in sales Privately owned/operated 8,000 employees - (130,000 applicants 2006)‏ Above average pay/benefits Ranked top 20 companies to work for - Fortune 2006

477 stores, $6.2 billion in sales

Privately owned/operated

8,000 employees - (130,000 applicants 2006)‏

Above average pay/benefits

Ranked top 20 companies to work for - Fortune 2006

What made them successful? Pride in service Take care of your people Serious profit sharing Quality and guarantee what you do Privately held Build a business for the customers & employees, not the shareholders

Pride in service

Take care of your people

Serious profit sharing

Quality and guarantee what you do

Privately held

Build a business for the customers & employees, not the shareholders

What if we combined these keys with our own Oregon flare*? * - not Office Space flare

Bridgetown Service Station* Putting the service back into service station. * for the love of Pete, somebody help me with a name

What we offer Unleaded gas at good (not great) prices Friendly, run-to-your car service Coffee, beverage service, stamps, mail drop Bio-diesel with locally made fuel Club card, ownership and bulk discounts Partner with local businesses for discounts on services & extras - take your receipt in for x, y & z

Unleaded gas at good (not great) prices

Friendly, run-to-your car service

Coffee, beverage service, stamps, mail drop

Bio-diesel with locally made fuel

Club card, ownership and bulk discounts

Partner with local businesses for discounts on services & extras - take your receipt in for x, y & z

Why this is hard Dealing with State/Federal guidelines is hard Startup $$$ - co-op style? Bio-diesel volumes/cars low ‘ The Man’ would hate this

Dealing with State/Federal guidelines is hard

Startup $$$ - co-op style?

Bio-diesel volumes/cars low

‘ The Man’ would hate this

How we succeed McMenamin’s charm Good coffee Wide-selection Give back to the community/customers Take care of our employees (pay/benefits/pension)‏ Start in PDX (3 stores), Corvallis & Eugene

McMenamin’s charm

Good coffee

Wide-selection

Give back to the community/customers

Take care of our employees (pay/benefits/pension)‏

Start in PDX (3 stores), Corvallis & Eugene

My question to you: Would you go there? (find me tonight & tell me*)‏ * Did I mention that MyStrands is hiring?!