The North Face vs Patagonia - Blazing Trails | 2
Business Wars30 Mar 2020

The North Face vs Patagonia - Blazing Trails | 2

It’s 1970 and The North Face’s new owner Hap Klopp is on a mission to turn the dirtbag outdoor store he bought into an industry trailblazer. But with outdoor activity still a niche pastime, he’s going to have to do more than create gear – he’s going to have to create a market too.

But Klopp’s not the only one tapping into new opportunities. Climbing equipment maker Yvon Chouinard is about to make a chance discovery in Scotland. It will lead him into the apparel business through a new venture called Patagonia.


Support us by supporting our sponsors!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episoder(674)

The First Computer War - IBM versus The UNIVAC | 3

The First Computer War - IBM versus The UNIVAC | 3

What’s a 16% market share when the public thinks you have more? A potential anti-trust suit, if you’re IBM. Watson Jr. sees a potential lawsuit as a way out from under his father’s control. Sr. sees h...

26 Apr 201823min

The First Computer War - Father, Son, and The Future | 2

The First Computer War - Father, Son, and The Future | 2

How do you really “get ahead” in a war? Sometimes you don’t have to do anything, you just wait for your opponent to fumble.And in the late 1940s, IBM’s CEO Thomas Watson Sr., did. He’s just beginning ...

24 Apr 201824min

The First Computer War - The Electronic Brain | 1

The First Computer War - The Electronic Brain | 1

With so much information at our fingertips, it’s hard to remember that we haven’t always walked around with supercomputers in our pockets. In fact, in 1952, CBS thought that Americans would find it SO...

19 Apr 201822min

Marvel vs DC - Interview with Jason Mewes and Reed Tucker | 7

Marvel vs DC - Interview with Jason Mewes and Reed Tucker | 7

What's that? Up in the sky? It's another episode of Business Wars. Today we're talking to two super guests, Reed Tucker is a journalist living in New York City, and the author of the book Slugfest: In...

12 Apr 201843min

Marvel vs DC - The Cinematic Universe | 6

Marvel vs DC - The Cinematic Universe | 6

After more than 50 years of fighting for the hearts and attention spans of millions of readers, television viewers, and movie-goers - who wins this war? Is it DC, the original comic company company be...

10 Apr 201826min

Marvel vs DC - Big Screen Heroes | 5

Marvel vs DC - Big Screen Heroes | 5

Appearances on radio programs, television shows and thousands of comic books - all just another day in the life of a superhero. But to get a larger than life hero onto a larger than life screen, there...

5 Apr 201823min

Marvel vs DC - Schemes, Scans, and Double Crosses | 4

Marvel vs DC - Schemes, Scans, and Double Crosses | 4

It’s 1970 and the unthinkable just happened. Jack Kirby, one of the men who made Marvel, has defected to DC. With him he brought an idea that may just end Marvel for good. But as soon as DC seems to b...

3 Apr 201822min

Marvel vs DC - Copycat | 3

Marvel vs DC - Copycat | 3

As Marvel’s richer storylines captivate more readers, DC just can’t keep up, or fully understand Marvel’s success. They even try directly copying Marvel’s style, but go about it in the worst way. Just...

29 Mar 201821min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
dine-penger-pengeradet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
utbytte
rss-politisk-preik
pengepodden-2
finansredaksjonen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
rss-markedspuls-2
lederpodden
rss-pa-konto
liberal-halvtime
rss-sunn-okonomi