David Gelles
@dgelles
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Climate reporter @NYTimes. Author of forthcoming DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE and NYT bestseller ‘The Man Who Broke Capitalism.' https://t.co/LrhLxvhYdU
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Joined April 2007
DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away Out September 9. On sale today. https://t.co/7Y2augSPgP
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This is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. Founded in 1973,...
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Surveys consistently rank Patagonia as one of the most reputable brands in America, not just for its outdoor gear, but also for being good environmental stewards. The story of both the company and its iconoclastic founder is told in a new book, “Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon
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Surveys consistently rank Patagonia as one of the most reputable brands in America, not just for its outdoor gear, but also for being good environmental stewards. The story of both the company and...
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Surveys consistently rank Patagonia as one of the most reputable brands in America, not just for its outdoor clothing and gear but also for being good environmental stewards. That comes from its founder, Yvon Chouinard. When he retired, he didn't cash out by selling the
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This is how photos of the night sky would appear if the Andromeda Galaxy were just a bit brighter... Tom Buckley-Houston created a composite image that depicts the actual size of the Andromeda galaxy in the night sky, but with a significant increase in brightness.
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🚨BREAKING: The tourism industry is COLLAPSING because of Trump.
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Holiday Book List from @OutsideMagazine @sweatscience recommends: #TheRunningGround by @TheAtlantic Magazine CEO Nicholas Thompson @Nxthompson from @RandomHouse and #DirtbagBillionaire by @NYTImes reporter @DGelles from @SimonSchuster
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What to read (or buy) for fans of science, endurance, fitness, and adventure
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🚨🚨 WOW. Paramount's initial press statement didn't include a mention of sov wealth funds, but sep SEC filing said other outside financing partners include funds from Saudis, Qataris, Emirates as well as Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners (!) Those funders, "have agreed to forgo
#BREAKING: @Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for @wbd — Says bid is backstopped by The Ellison family and RedBird Capital in addition to $54B in debt "fully committed" by Bank of America, Citi and Apollo — It did not mention any cash from sovereign wealth funds — We
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"10 Best #BusinessBooks of 2025". @NextBigIdeaClub recommends #TodayWasFun: A Book About #Work (Seriously) by @SYPartners senior partner Bree Groff from @PageTwoBooks and #DirtbagBillionaire by @NYTimes reporter @Dgelles from @SimonSchuster
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These 10 books offer a broader perspective on business, helping us see the patterns behind the day-to-day grind.
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In 1993, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard wrote, “Every product we make pollutes.” Then came the iconic “Don’t Buy This Jacket” thanksgiving ad, which (unsurprisingly) ended up driving more sales. I asked @dgelles (author of Dirtbag Billionaire) about this Patagonia Paradox:
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This is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. Founded in 1973,...
I recently spoke to Dirtbag Billionaire author David Gelles (@dgelles) about the story of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. In 1968, Chouinard and his friends drove from California to southern Argentina to climb Mt. Fitz Roy. They had to survive 31 days in an ice cave before
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Incredibly powerful time-lapse. How short our lives and ability to perceive change are.
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At the top of the gift-giving list from @outsidemagazine is the book #DirtbagBillionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away from by @NYTimes climate reporter @Dgelles from @SimonSchuster
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With winter on the way, here are some products that will help you stay active in the cold and plan adventures for next year
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Best #businessbooks of 2025: @FinancialTimes @andrewtghill recommends #DirtbagBillionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built #Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away by @nytimes climate reporter @Dgelles from @SimonSchuster
https://t.co/tVhIyLaSdi via @ft
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Andrew Hill selects his must-read titles
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New episode of Open Book: How One Man Rewrote the Rules of Capitalism - David Gelles (@dgelles) Timestamps 0:00 David Gelles Returns 2:17 What's special about the Patagonia story? 3:20 Why did Yvon Chouinard go into this business? 5:05 Is Yvon likeable? 6:58 The power of
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“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.” https://t.co/r3T3kcu9gg
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“All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”
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"Period. That's why we exist." At @mastersofscale Summit, @patagonia's @RyanGellert joined @Chobani's @hamdiulukaya and @nytimes’ @dgelles to discuss Patagonia’s mission to protect the natural world and how it shapes their business. Watch: https://t.co/Aywlg8IWmT
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The new political map of NYC shows some stark divides: Very wealthy, very white and very Hasidic parts of the city went for Cuomo. Young, Black and Hispanic voters went for Mamdani. But the biggest divide? Transit vs. cars. https://t.co/vKjN2i7JDk
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How do values shape a company’s story — and its success? At @mastersofscale Summit, @Chobani's @hamdiulukaya joined @patagonia's @RyanGellert and @nytimes’ @dgelles to discuss how purpose and profit can coexist. Watch: https://t.co/0AuAdAllcM
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New from @nytimes: “The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.”
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Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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