Lululemon

0 statements across 0 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 5, 2016 by Dhananja Jayalath · said 5 times in 4 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Everything said about Lululemon, oldest first

Aug 5, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Jayalath: Athos manufactures smart clothing with Sri Lanka's MAS
“We work with one of the best manufacturers in the world. They call it MAS based in Sri Lanka, and they do work for Nike, Lululemon.”
Dhananja Jayalath Aug 5, 2016 ▶ 7:46 20VC: Turning Down Apple & Getting Funded By Chamath @ Social Capital with Dhananja Jayalath, Co-Founder & CEO @ Athos
May 10, 2019 negative
Assertion Supported
Banks required Lululemon founder personal guarantees despite $20M in revenue
“He was on his fifth store, already a wildly successful brand, and the bank made him take a personal guarantee to buy at that store when he was at, you know, over twenty million dollars in revenue, and I was just so inspired.”
Michele Romanow May 10, 2019 ▶ 23:20 20VC: Clearbanc's Michele Romanow on Why 40% of VC $ Raised Today Goes To Google and Facebook, How To Create A Financing Mechanism For The Repeatable Parts Of Your Business & Why We Need To Stop Celebrating Fundraises
Nov 6, 2023
Insight
Joey Zwillinger: Direct-to-consumer is a distribution channel, not a brand identity
“DTC is a way to do business. There's been great retailers who started this in our industry. If you broaden it beyond footwear into apparel, like the gap in the nineties and Lululemon has done a really wonderful job of being a great DTC company. But they're a p…”
Joey Zwillinger Nov 6, 2023 ▶ 17:56 Joey Zwillinger: From $4.1BN to $142M Market Cap;Why Public Markets Have Written Allbirds Off |E1078 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 22, 2023 negative
Opinion
Dave Powers: Deckers prefers tech partnerships over major acquisitions
“We're not a technology company. You know, you've seen folks like Under Armour and Lululemon acquire technologies. It's hard to do and keep it going and do it right. And I think we're better off just partnering with brands like that versus making major acquisit…”
Dave Powers Dec 22, 2023 ▶ 48:19 Dave Powers: The Meteoric Rise of Hoka Running | E1098 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 14, 2025 bullish
Insight
Stebbings: Consumer brands succeed by filling the void left by traditional religion
“I say, actually, that the death of religion is the thesis for CPG and consumer brand investors today. And you're like, what? Thesis? Because we've shifted cult-like worshipping from God, Buddha, and these deus figures to High Rocks and CrossFit and Taylor Swif…”
Harry Stebbings Apr 14, 2025 ▶ 11:59 Benchmark GP, Victor Lazarte: The 3 Traits All the Best Founders Have · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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