Let My People Go Surfing
The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
Ranked #2 in Surfing, Ranked #25 in Sustainability — see more rankings.
Reviews and Recommendations
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Alastair Humphreys @SecondS37175185 A fantastic book. (Source)
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Paul Kedrosky @dpfishman Yes, fantastic book by incredible human. (Source)
Holger Seim When it comes to biographies I particularly like Let My People Go Surfing. (Source)
Kai Yeo I like that it is as much a pleasure to read, as it is inspiring for the work that I am doing now as the Design Lead for Hutan Tropical, an outdoor equipment and clothing brand that I started with a friend. So I guess that ticks both ‘business’ and ‘non-business’ boxes for me. Yvon’s the founder of Patagonia, legendary climber, businessman and environmentalist. The book’s original intent was to be a philosophical manual for the employees of Patagonia but it has so much relevance and inspiration for what I am doing now in building Hutan as a responsible outdoor equipment company. Yvon has set... (Source)
Nancy Johnston The most influential book I'd recommend for all CEOs are either setting up or running a business is 'Let my people go surfing-the education of a reluctant businessman' by Yvon Chouinard. It's provided a wonderful blueprint to help shape the Tengri business DNA and a recommended read for all aspiring and existing CEOs. (Source)
Andrew Youderian Question: What five books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path & why? Answer: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Getting the right things done) Entreleadership (Great primer on management) Let My People Go Surfing (How to build a business on your terms, that embraces your values) Essentialism (The Importance of focus) Work the System (A primer on building systems in your business) (Source)
Rankings by Category
Let My People Go Surfing is ranked in the following categories:
- #57 in Branding
- #52 in Business Biography
- #88 in Environment
- #34 in Environmentalism
- #56 in Go