Pat Farah

“Instead, after discovering the business was insolvent, they walked from the acquisition entirely but hired the erratic, insolvent founder himself.”

“Pat Farah — Fourth Home Depot co-founder; eccentric merchandising genius who founded HomeCo and joined Home Depot after its insolvency.”

“Responsible for the "stack them high, watch them fly" merchandising philosophy and famously scuffed floors before opening day”