Reading Time: 21 Minutes. Click here to read this letter as a PDF. The Use of Adversity "Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.” -Og Mandino This year has been humbling for us. Our second quarter performance was…
Estimated reading time: 18 minutes. Click here to read this in PDF Format. When Defense Misfires “Offense wins games. Defense wins championships.” This past quarter, much of my curiosity has been focused on the differences between offense and defense. Given…
In January, we had the opportunity to learn about a founder's passion and drive to save his company. Retail entrepreneur, Julian Dunkerton, who won a proxy battle in early 2019 to regain control of Superdry and commence a design-led turnaround…
Our first quarter letter’s discussion on paying more attention to the whims and fancies of Mr. Market’s focus spurred a few friends to recommend some great psychological summer reads. To quickly summarize the quarterly letter, System 1 thinking, the fast…
The Retail War Has Just Begun Every grocery retailer in the United States, and perhaps even Europe, has undoubtedly called emergency board meetings for this weekend. Amazon’s attempted merger with Whole Foods is a watershed event that will have far-ranging ramifications. Ripe…