Nike

includes Nike Air Max, Nike+ FuelBand

9 statements across 8 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Tom Reichert · said 44 times in 23 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Casey Neistat (7), Megan Holston Alexander (3), Doug McCracken (3), Tren Griffin (2), Mintu Turakhia (2), Jeffrey Wu (2), Earvin "Magic" Johnson (2), Ben Horowitz (2)

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Everything said about Nike, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Reichert: Personalized manufacturing will move from hobbyists into mainstream products
“Ultimately this could become not just kind of a cottage industry, but it, it's the way I think mainstream products are going. I mean, you look at products that Nike offers where you can personalize all sorts of aspects of your shoe. It's not three printed per …”
Tom Reichert Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:58 a16z Podcast | The Next Phase of 3D Printing
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Michael Jordan's Nike shoe line generates $2 billion in annual sales
“You know I mean, you may get lucky, like Michael Jordan, to have your own shoe line with Nike, which turns into, you know two billion per year in sales, but that's just one guy.”
Andre Iguodala Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:33 a16z Podcast | Andre Iguodala Knows Tech -- And Why the Warriors Won't Be Stopped
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Neistat: 'Make It Count' was Nike's top or second-most watched online video
“I do believe that my Nike video is still, it was the most, it might now be second most watched video that Nike's ever put online.”
Casey Neistat Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:39 a16z Podcast | I Reject the Term Viral Video
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Neistat: Nike 'Make It Count' video launched the obnoxious 'inspirational' ad trend
“If you bring it all back, there was none of that before that video. That video was the inflection point.”
Casey Neistat Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:32 a16z Podcast | I Reject the Term Viral Video
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Insight
Jeff Jordan: Fashion and brands face dis-economies at high market saturation
“Once everyone's wearing Nikes, people stop wearing Nikes, so you're kind of I worked at Disney when it was a long time ago, it was very, very hot on the consumer product side, and, you know, we couldn't sell enough, and then five years later, you can't give it…”
Jeff Jordan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 42:17 a16z Podcast | Getting Network Effects
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Appleby's offshore client list included Nike, Uber, Queen Elizabeth II, and Bono
“Their clients were like Nike and Uber, and as it turned out, The Queen and Bono and all those people were also clients.”
Gerard Ryle Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:04 a16z Podcast | When Journalism Goes Global
Jul 13, 2023
Insight
Gaskins: Effective branding requires emotion, quality, and identity alignment
“There's what, and I call it like the EQI effect. So it stands for emotion, quality, and identity. The best brands, when you think about Nike, You think about the brand, Peloton, the brands that you really love and adore. They connect with people on an emotiona…”
Que Gaskins Jul 13, 2023 ▶ 11:56 More Than a Game: Why Are We Obsessed With Sports?
Sep 17, 2025 bearish
Insight
Rampell: E-commerce eliminates spatial moats for commodity resellers
“Now the internet, you can go to any store, so if there are, like, 5000 stores that don't make their own products, and they all send, they all sell the exact same shoe from Nike, that doesn't make sense. You should either go to Nike directly, or you should go t…”
Alex Rampell Sep 17, 2025 ▶ 14:42 The Death of Search: How Shopping Will Work In The Age of AI
Feb 11, 2026
What-if
Magic Johnson: 1979 Nike equity offer would be worth over $1B today
“If I had a deal, did that deal in 1979, it'd be over a billion dollars.”
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Feb 11, 2026 ▶ 30:26 Inside The Life of Silicon Valley's First Athlete Investor | Magic Johnson
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