Virtually every piece of Patagonia clothing or gear I’ve bought in the last ten years has come from eBay.Partly because it costs less.But mostly because i…

I thought I was the audience.I’m not.I’m a customer of fire.For years, I thought the basic transaction of the internet was simple. Platforms gave me…

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If you built a brand using today's conventional wisdom, you wouldn't build Costco.The stores aren’t beautiful.The logo isn’t iconic.The shopping exp…

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In many organizations, this is the only sentence that survives the conversation.In strategy sessions, the moment Patagonia gets mentioned, the response is almos…

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