Breton

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Rogers: EU investigation into X culminated in 120 million euro fine
“Then, in the same letter, Breton makes reference to another ongoing investigation against X that ostensibly they say had nothing to do with speech. This is the investigation that recently culminated in a hundred and twenty million euro fine.”
Sarah Rogers May 4, 2026 ▶ 9:48 Digital Freedom, AI Regulation, and the Fight for the Western Internet | The a16z Show
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May: Breton raised $280,000 across Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns
“So just on Kickstarter, we did 240,000. If you count our Indiegogo campaign, we got to about two 80.”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 3:45 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May
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May: Pivoting manufacturing to Asia unlocked $220,000 in Kickstarter funding
“And we, about a weekend, we changed the price of our campaign and said, okay, it's no longer made in the U S it's going to be made In Asia. And this is a new price point. And we kind of reset my campaign about seven days in and we're able to raise another 220,…”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 6:53 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May
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May: Breton generated about $400,000 in revenue in 2016
“So we did about four, oh, I had about 400,000 in revenue.”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 7:47 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May
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May: Breton's modern briefcase costs about $65 to produce
“So we're, we come at about 65 dollars to produce.”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 8:54 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May
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May: Breton sources leather from Dior and Montblanc's Italian tannery
“We get our leather from Italy from this really nice tannery who does like all the leather for like Christian Dior and Mont Blanc, all these really expensive companies.”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 8:58 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May
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May: Single June & January post drove 15 Breton sales within an hour
“She posted and we sold 17 like within an hour. So I know that we can kind of correlate. Well, at least like maybe one or two word didn't come from her, but you know, like seven, we could tie at least 15 to her.”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 10:52 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May
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Women represent 50% of Breton buyers despite male-dominated end users
“I think well, people who use it, I think more men than women use it, but I think we're about 50, 50 for women buying it because they're buying it. They're buying it. Yeah. For gifts or buying it for others.”
Joseph May Jun 12, 2017 ▶ 17:25 688: W/ 4 Kids, He Quit Job to Launch Leather Briefcase Company Breton with CEO Joseph May

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