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rather a cheap imitation. There had to be a better way, they thought, and so they went about finding it. With the help of Mary’s German translation skills, Lloyd realized he could order axes directly from Austria at the cost of only $3.50 per unit. Mary and Lloyd quickly ordered axes for their friends, and two years later, they founded REI as a consumer cooperative to help lower costs for fellow climbers. By the end of 1938, REI had 82 members sharing profits equally. Their goal wasn’t to become one of America’s largest retailers, but that’s what eventually happened. And it all started with one crummy axe.
Many entrepreneurs experience what’s called a light-bulb moment — that moment when they recognize a gap in the market. This realization often comes about when they experience trouble finding something they want and know others must share a similar need. That was certainly the case for Lloyd and Mary Anderson, the couple that founded Recreational Equipment Inc., better known as REI. In 1936, the Andersons, both avid climbers, bought an ice axe from a Seattle ski shop. It was $12 — more than a day’s wages for Lloyd — and it broke the first time he used it. The Andersons realized it wasn’t the Austrian axe it was marketed as, but
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