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This story might be a little too Australian to appeal to the broad HN community, but what happened to dick smith was completely criminal. Defiantly worth a read
by danieltillett 11y ago
This story might be a little too Australian to appeal to the broad HN community, but what happened to dick smith was completely criminal. Defiantly worth a read.
- jhbadger 11y agoIn the 1980s, at their peak, they had a few stores in the US West Coast. They were better than the native equivalent here (Radio Shack) and I never understood why they didn't make it here.
- kitd 11y agoIn the UK, DSE became famous for selling dirt cheap consumer electronics on garage forecourts. But I'm not aware of any actual stores (I may be wrong).
- Maxious 11y agoIf you're not Australian or especially if you are, this is an fascinating talk by Dick Smith (including quite a bit about his round the world helicopter trips!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1eivQNtulE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1eivQNtulE
- cube00 11y agoHis energy when he was starting out is amazing: http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/60minutes/videos/1039629576001/ http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/60minutes/videos/103962957600...
- neurotech1 11y agoIts worth noting that Dick Smith, the founder/adventurer/pilot, has zero to do with how Dick Smith Holdings is ran as a company.
- Namidairo 11y agoDick Smith Foods however, I think he might still have a hand in. One of their more memorable products, being the Dickheads... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickheads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickheads
- caf 11y agoThey never dared move into the cheese market, though.
- neurotech1 11y agoDick Smith Foods[0] is a separate company that he is still involved in its management. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith_Foods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith_Foods
- vincentleeuwen 11y agoI live on the other side of the globe, but found it a very interesting read!