"**If a proliferation of colors and patterns drains profit, think what a mushrooming of styles can do**. We’ve worked out an interesting formula. Each product [[Patagonia]] adds to the line (without dropping an old one) requires the hiring of two and one-half new people." ([Location 1413](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01A6EQFZ8&location=1413)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[product-mix]], [[essentialism]], [[growth]] **Source** -- [[20250423082057 - B - Let My People Go Surfing]]