Damn, he taught himself to be a blacksmith so he could make the climbing gear he wanted. The amount of work that took is impressive by itself, but what it really gets me is that he just went and did it. Took the step from zero to one as quickly as possible.
I also think it's really admirable and a bit rare that he "uses [his] business as a resource to show a different way of doing business." What's he done and doing with Patagonia really shows that business built on values can really go far, too. Clearly, the anecdote about the jacket shows that the product keeps its value.
Huge fan of repair, too. Everything I've repaired I've felt so much connected to.
Thanks for sharing :)
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Damn, he taught himself to be a blacksmith so he could make the climbing gear he wanted. The amount of work that took is impressive by itself, but what it really gets me is that he just went and did it. Took the step from zero to one as quickly as possible.
I also think it's really admirable and a bit rare that he "uses [his] business as a resource to show a different way of doing business." What's he done and doing with Patagonia really shows that business built on values can really go far, too. Clearly, the anecdote about the jacket shows that the product keeps its value.
Huge fan of repair, too. Everything I've repaired I've felt so much connected to.
Thanks for sharing :)