Patagonia founder was so furious he hit billionaire status that he gave away his $3 billion company

fortune.com/2025/09/22/patagonia-founder-yvon-chouinard-mad-at-billionaire-status-sold-his-three-billion-company-lived-on-one-dollar-dented-cat-food-rags-to-riches

For many business leaders, joining the billionaires club is the ultimate badge of success—placing them among the ranks of Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos.
However, for Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the outdoor apparel company Patagonia, being highlighted as a member of the…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-09-22 19:56:24.285000.
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