Launch HN: Sudden Coffee (YC W17) – Instant coffee that doesn't suck
Wasn&#x27;t a problem with &quot;bad&quot; instant coffee largely solved by Starbucks VIA, which too utilizes a novel tech that produces very decent results? Even the mega snobs of &#x2F;r&#x2F;coffee were largely OK with it came out few years ago.<p>Also, re: this -<p><pre><code>    Instant coffee is liquid coffee that’s been dehydrated.
    It’s normally made with the worst beans ... Next, the
    liquid is boiled down and finally dehydrated by spray 
    drying it with hot air.
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From what I remember this is how Nestle was making its first version of instant coffee back in 1930s. It then switched to the freeze-drying method in mid 60s, which is still used to make Nescafe Gold.<p>It&#x27;s very cool to see that you made your own brewing&#x2F;dehydration tech, but twisting facts and bad-mouthing your competitors is not the right way to go about promoting yourselves.