Kyle Harrison, GP @ Contrary
George F. Johnson's Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company thrived through worker-centric policies (8-hour days, profit-sharing, comprehensive healthcare) while competitors like Ford crumbled in the Depression—suggesting that durable, humane capitalism still creates exceptional returns, and AI-era founders should prioritize making employees into owners rather than optimizing them away.
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