om.co • Brunello Cucinelli
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We went public, and we have more than 50 percent American investors as shareholders. Before going public, I said to them, “Are you looking for a company that grows very fast, that makes profits that are too high, in our view, quick profits? Do not invest in our company. Do you want a company that grows in a gracious way? That allows suppliers to grow alongside it, so that your artisans can grow as well as the company’s staff?”
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Graham: I think, because we didn't seem very businesslike, most of the investors didn't really have any confidence in us as a company until we got bought. I think it was only then that they were really convinced we were doing a good job. We didn't seem very businesslike for the same reason we didn't seem very well dressed. We just didn't bother wit
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