Caspar Coppetti

10 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 22, 2024 by Caspar Coppetti · across every show →

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Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
On generated $1 million in revenue in its first six months
“Yeah, we did a million in the first half year, which, you know, was obviously great.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 49:52 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Partly supported
On achieved profitability in 2014 and has stayed profitable
“2014 was the year that we actually then broke our first profit, and we've been profitable ever since.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 1:00:15 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
On launched without writing a business plan or sizing the market
“We never did a business plan. We never did like a proper market sizing. All we knew was this is a big market.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 52:50 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 negative
Disclosure
On founders resented customers wearing their high-tech shoes with jeans
“We were going to be a running company, and actually, it pissed us off. When somebody dared to wear our high-tech product industry with jeans, it really bucked us.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 1:00:42 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024
Disclosure
On secured early retail sales by running with store owners
“Casper and I, we you know, attacked the German, Austrian, and Swiss market. I think it was year one and two. Not very successful until I think it was Casper coming, you know, and saying, hey, all these retailers are actually, you know, they're runners, you kno…”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 44:49 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Coppetti: On founders hold about 60% of voting rights post-IPO
“And today we have about 60% of the votes but still have access to the capital market.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 1:10:03 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024
Disclosure
On launched with 300k CHF cash and 150k CHF sweat equity
“Yeah, so we each put the 150,000 in, and Oli didn't have the cash, so we basically Took his efforts so far into the company and valid that at 150. So, so that's how we started.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 40:13 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Coppetti and Bernhard's partnership began by publicizing Bernhard's doping clearance
“That was actually the first assignment for me as this press agent, like basically how do we make sure that like this makes the front page and we managed to get the story about him being cleared into pretty much every newspaper. We went on, on Swiss national TV…”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 17:31 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 negative
Insight
Coppetti: Trying to compete directly with Nike is suicide
“And frankly, you know, if you look at the Under Armour story, to try to compete directly with Nike is suicide.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 55:35 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
Coppetti conditioned joining On on ousting co-creator George Brunsweiler
“And so I made a pretty bold move and said, yes, I'm going to get involved, but without you, George.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 31:27 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
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