Converse
company on 12 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes · said 49 times in 19 episodes since 2017
Acquired 12 
20VC 12 
How I Built This 7 
Founders 5 
Capital Allocators 4 
the Pitch 2 
Cheeky Pint 2 
In Depth 1 
American Optimist 1 
My First Million 1 
A Product Market Fit Show 1 
the a16z Podcast 1
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20VC 12Acquired 12How I Built This 7Founders 5Capital Allocators 4the Pitch 2Cheeky Pint 2American Optimist 14 more shows
2026 2 mentions in 1 episode
2025 3 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
2024 6 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
2023 26 mentions in 5 episodes 5 per episode
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- Nike (Audio) · Acquired
- The Biography of Kobe Bryant
- Advancing AI, Approaching VC's & Crypto Scandals: Ask Us Anything!
- $3M on the Line! Can AI-Powered Shopping Assistant Disrupt E-Commerce with Social Shopping Startup?
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2022 4 mentions in 1 episode
2021 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2019 1 mention in 1 episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 4 mentions in 1 episode
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3 statements about Converse, every show
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Received Roughly $100K Annually From Converse
“They were both signed with Converse. Their deals were roughly a 100,000 dollars a year in cash payments. To wear the Converse weapons.”
Nike Acquired Converse for $309 Million in 2003
“In 2003, they acquire Converse for three hundred and nine million dollars.”
Mestel: Primary Wave licensed Cobain lyrics onto Converse sneakers
“One of the things that we did very early on with the Kurt Cobain catalog was we did a deal with Converse... We put Kurt's artwork and lyrics On the side of these niche Converse sneakers, and they became a very successful niche Converse sneaker. And it was grea…”