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The Patience of Iron

How Elias Wren built a foundry company one stubborn decade at a time, and why he still sweeps the floor on Fridays.

By The Editors · · Updated

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Circles," 1841
Portrait of a fictional founder in a workshop, soft window light
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I.The First Furnace

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“You do not build a company. You build the people who will build it after you.”
Elias Wren

II.Ten Lean Years

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III.What Remains

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Portrait of a fictional founder in a workshop, soft window light

About the Featured Leader

Elias Wren

Founder, Wren & Hollow Ironworks

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