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Finding Enduring Success for Companies
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2:07:08 - 2:13:36 (06:27)

Building enduring great companies requires rejecting the tyranny of the ore and embracing the genius of the end. It's important to have a purpose that can inspire, be a role model, and a tool for social change.

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Purpose-driven companies are more successful in the long term than those that focus solely on profits, according to research from Jerry Porras and Jim Collins, authors of the book "Built to Last."
2:07:08 - 2:09:55 (02:46)
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Purpose-driven companies
Summary

Purpose-driven companies are more successful in the long term than those that focus solely on profits, according to research from Jerry Porras and Jim Collins, authors of the book "Built to Last." The best companies focus on the "genius of the end" rather than being stuck on the "tyranny of the ore."

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Finding Enduring Success for Companies
Episode
#483: Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, influenced the climbing community to move away from bashing pitons into rocks, leaving ugly scars, and instead, use safer and more sustainable climbing methods.
2:09:55 - 2:11:18 (01:22)
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Climbing
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Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, influenced the climbing community to move away from bashing pitons into rocks, leaving ugly scars, and instead, use safer and more sustainable climbing methods. His goal was to create a positive social change within the climbing community.

Chapter
Finding Enduring Success for Companies
Episode
#483: Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The use of precursors of food like seeds can help towards sustainable agriculture.
2:11:18 - 2:13:36 (02:18)
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Sustainable Agriculture
Summary

The use of precursors of food like seeds can help towards sustainable agriculture. Companies with a reason for existence beyond maximizing wealth for themselves can be role models for social change.

Chapter
Finding Enduring Success for Companies
Episode
#483: Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show