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Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia)

What I learned from rereading "Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman" (https://a.co/d/feyp5XW) by Yvon Chouinard. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/21972362/senra-yvon-chouinard-let-my-people-go-surfing-the-education-of-a-reluctant-businessman David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

Mar 8, 202459mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
March 8, 2024
Duration
59m
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Founders Podcast
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What I learned from rereading "Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman" (https://a.co/d/feyp5XW) by Yvon Chouinard. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/21972362/senra-yvon-chouinard-let-my-people-go-surfing-the-education-of-a-reluctant-businessman David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia) explores yvon Chouinard's Reluctant Path to Building Patagonia on His Own Terms The host traces Chouinard's path from blacksmith and climber to reluctant businessman, showing how his father's self-reliance and his own climbing needs pushed him to make better gear.

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