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The Sneaker Industry Follows a Power Law With Adidas Half Nike's Size
“There's Nike, there's Adidas that's half their size, and then the third place player is well less than half of Adidas' size.”
The Nike+ iPod Was the First Corporate Product to Use 'Plus'
“And this was the first corporate use of plus in a product name.”
Phil Knight Did Not Believe in Advertising in Nike's Early Years
“Phil Knight to this point, which is hilarious given Nike today, doesn't believe in advertising, and so he's like, Fine, I'll give in to some other people who are advising me that I should make some brochures or something.”
Nike Has Increased Dividends for 30 Consecutive Quarters
“They've now had 30 consecutive quarters of increasing dividend payouts, so it's a dividend stock with eleven billion of cash on hand in addition to continually paying these dividends.”
Bill Bowerman Rebuilt Running Shoes With Snake and Fish Skin
“He would rip shoes apart, and he would rebuild them, this is from the Nike website, with snake skin, deer hide, or fish skin.”
The Name 'Nike' Was Originally Chosen For a Football Cleat Model
“This wasn't intended to be Nike. This was intended to be the name of the model of the football cleat.”
Nike Extended Michael Jordan's Endorsement by 7 Years With $18M Guarantee
“They extend the deal for seven more years, I believe at the same five percent royalty on gross sales, but there's the new massive further commitment to making the Jordan sub-brand much more of its own brand. And they up the total guarantee to at least eighteen…”
Nike Revenue Scaled From $14M to $150M in the Late 1970s
“They go from fourteen million in sales to twenty-nine million in sales to seventy-one million in sales, finishing out in 1979 with a hundred and fifty million in sales.”
The Nike Swoosh Was Not Inspired by the Greek Goddess of Victory
“There's this myth running around forever and ever that the swoosh is inspired by one of those wings. The name Nike came after the design of the swoosh, which, by the way, also was not called a swoosh yet.”
Nike Was Likely the First Foreign Footwear Company Allowed in China
“Nike would be one of the very first companies, and I think the first footwear company that would be allowed to sell in China.”
The Cortez Shoe Debuted With Onitsuka Branding, Not the Nike Swoosh
“When they came out, it had the Onitsuka, now Asics, Design on it, not the swoosh.”
Nike Is More Than Twice the Size of Adidas
“For context, today, Nike is, what, more than twice the size of Adidas?”