Faster Zebra

What's a Faster Zebra? Our name has two components, the first being is a quote that has been attributed to Henry Ford, even though there's no evidence that he ever said this: "If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. " Whether or not this quote is real, there's so much power in simply getting started when observation, inspiration and urgency collude. The other component, the Zebra, is an antidote to our obsession with startup unicorns. This article describes the Zebra as: "… startups focused on fixing real-world problems by building sustainable and profitable businesses that grow at a manageable pace, refusing the usual cycles of funding rounds and blitzscaling. "It's about being based on values besides ‘grow fast and exit, '"Compared to the intangible, often painful and impossibly esteemed startup Unicorn, the Zebra is real, she's tangible, she's relatable and beautifully captures our Brand family's objectives to solve: * Velvet Onion & Friends — solving business problems* Saint Frankie &  The Alt Saints — solving ecological problems and* Wogfood: Australia — solving social problemsFirst world problems . . . third world problems; they're all problems to be solved. Our family of brands is coming together throughout 2020— now, more than ever, every company and every person will be called to take an active part in improving the planet we share. Shall we?"Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don't stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just. . . start. "— Ijeoma UmebinyuoAnd so begins 2020, the Year of Audacious, Inspired, Joyous Action. Shall we?
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Keywords: design