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The 23-year-old who made the Internet usable

Mar 6, 2025

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7 min read

The 23-year-old who made the Internet usable

ALSO: on turning your team into shareholders and what we give people credit for at work

Tobias Günther

How learning to kitesurf started a $26B design company

Feb 20, 2025

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9 min read

How learning to kitesurf started a $26B design company

ALSO: on loving the problem and the benefits of optimism

Tobias Günther

Feb 6, 2025

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8 min read

The rugby shirt that started Patagonia

ALSO: on quite time, learning to take action, and listening instead of problem-solving

Tobias Günther

The power of the industry outsider — and how it built a $650M business

Jan 23, 2025

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8 min read

The power of the industry outsider — and how it built a $650M business

ALSO: on maximizing vs. optimizing your day, and on finding something to admire in your colleagues

Tobias Günther

Jan 9, 2025

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8 min read

How Robert Bosch started an empire

ALSO: on bad bosses, people who never make mistakes, and a framework for fulfillment

Tobias Günther

How a soccer ball launched an unusual career

Dec 19, 2024

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8 min read

How a soccer ball launched an unusual career

ALSO: consistency over intensity; our collective fear of failure; and the power of a strategic narrative

Tobias Günther

Dec 5, 2024

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8 min read

The crisis that built a $12B company

ALSO: Feedback goes stale too often, hell is full of micromanagers, and how to master success

Tobias Günther

Nov 22, 2024

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8 min read

From chicken nuggets to a 9-figure exit

ALSO: Why employees quit, how to be stubborn the right way, and why we should ask "are you having fun?" more often

Tobias Günther

The 23-year-old who made the Internet usable

How learning to kitesurf started a $26B design company

The rugby shirt that started Patagonia

The power of the industry outsider — and how it built a $650M business

How Robert Bosch started an empire

How a soccer ball launched an unusual career

The crisis that built a $12B company

From chicken nuggets to a 9-figure exit

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