“Connect with all the passions people have -for themselves, their families, their communities and wider world - and they will follow you to the ends of the earth, buy your products and services with pride, and may even be willing to work for you for next to nothing.”

—  Patrick Dixon, book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

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