Ask HN: Similar to Brex what are some crazy company pivots no one talks about
Old one.
Coleco known for the ColecoVision home video game system and the Coleco Adam home computer started out as the "Connecticut Leather Company" in 1932. The business supplied leather and "shoe findings" (the supplies and paraphernalia of a shoe repair shop) to shoe repairers.
that's a good one!