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How the Street Won

A signature from a surfboard, a queue that became a business, and a locked website

Shawn Stussy · James Jebbia · Clint419 · 3 chapters · 8 min read

A surfboard signature, a queue that became a business model, and a website nobody could open.

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Scarcity, logos and access

  1. 01A Signature From a SurfboardOn the most valuable logo in streetwear, which nobody designed.
  2. 02The Queue Is the ProductOn a two billion dollar business built by refusing to sell people things.
  3. 03The Website Nobody Could OpenOn a brand that made you work to give it your money.