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Let My People Go Surfing The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

Yvon Chouinard

The personal stories of the founder of Patagonia, Inc. describes his underprivileged childhood as an immigrant in southern California, early fame as a successful mountain climber, and company's dedication to quality and environmental responsibility. 75,000 first printing.

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

It was discussed as a book about Patagonia's company culture, focusing on policies like allowing employees to surf during work hours, and promoting a more independent work environment.

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And I mean, I wrote a book called Let My People Go Surfing.

— Episode: Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard (2016)

Episode: Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard (2016)

It was discussed as a book about Patagonia's company culture, focusing on policies like allowing employees to surf during work hours, and promoting a more independent work environment.

"

And I mean, I wrote a book called Let My People Go Surfing.

And it's all about, we have a policy that when the surf comes up, you drop work and you go surfing. I don't care when you work as long as the job gets done.

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