60 Yvon Chouinard: What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-02-18
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“We wagered that if our customers were to buy more thoughtfully, and if we were to do our job well and make…”
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Focus
“Businessmen who focus on profits wind up in the hole.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“So it says, in the early days, Patagonia attracted the disaffected, people who loved climbing and surfing or vagabonding and would come…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“Now he's gonna talk about his mistakes, or a mistake rather.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“Should it profit its shareholders, provide for the well-being of its employees, make excellent products, be a good force in the community…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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