[Book Sip] The Growth Secret of a Korean Company with 90% Share in the Global Tent Pole Market

Some sentences encapsulate the entire content of the book itself, while others instantly resonate with the reader's heart, creating a connection with the book. We introduce such meaningful sentences excerpted from the book. - Editor's note

Donga Aluminum is a domestic small and medium-sized enterprise that supplies tent poles to world-renowned outdoor brand tents such as The North Face, Coleman, MSR, and Big Agnes, holding a 90 percent share of the global premium tent pole market. Chairman Ra Je-geon launched Donga Aluminum and the Helinox brand, and the book contains the remarkable story of how it became the number one recognized brand in the global outdoor market, along with his unique management philosophy.

In the summer of 2019, an unprecedented event took place around the Louvre Pyramid in the Louvre Museum plaza, filled with Helinox chairs. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Louvre Pyramid's establishment, an event called "Cinema Paradiso Louvre" was held from July 19 to 26, where Helinox was invited to place 1,000 chairs in the plaza. During the event, eight films that had been beloved worldwide since the 19th century were selected and screened one per day.

-From Part 1: Eight Scenes That Surprised Me

"What is a company?" Chairman Ra Je-geon often asks himself this question. To him, a company is not buildings, machinery, or sales figures. The people working together are the company. Without colleagues who share values and move forward toward the same goal, no matter how good the buildings, how excellent the machinery, or how high the sales, the company's future is inevitably bleak. Just as DAC's past days were, the company's unwavering goal is to gather good people, work enthusiastically, and create a happy community for all.

-From Part 3: Slightly Different Thoughts Create Special Results

Master | Written by Yoo Seung-jun | Joongang Books | 354 pages | 19,800 KRW

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