COVID

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Apr 15, 2021 by Lindsay Peoples Wagner · across every show →

Everything said about COVID, oldest first

Apr 15, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Peoples Wagner: Lost six family members to COVID-19
“Myself, I lost six family members to COVID”
Lindsay Peoples Wagner Apr 15, 2021 ▶ 6:25 How I Built Resilience: Lindsay Peoples Wagner of The Cut
Jul 22, 2021 negative
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Kadakia: ClassPass revenue dropped 95% within two weeks of COVID-19
“Mandated by the government, almost every studio was shut down, right, within two weeks of COVID starting. So that was like a 95% drop in revenue. It was just a shutdown completely”
Payal Kadakia Jul 22, 2021 ▶ 34:15 Live From HIBT Summit: Payal Kadakia, Tristan Walker, and Perry Chen on Innovation
Oct 16, 2023 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Herschel pivoted to 95 percent sustainable materials during the COVID pandemic
“We switched over a 95% of our fabrics and materials to be from a sustainable fabric. That's a big, big decision as a brand that is selling millions and millions of pieces a year to go and do that, and to have the team that has to touch every single department …”
Jamie Cormack Oct 16, 2023 ▶ 59:19 Herschel Supply Co.: Jamie and Lyndon Cormack
Oct 16, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
COVID-19 lockdowns severely harmed Herschel's commute-dependent business
“COVID was not good for Herschel at all. The majority of the products we make are people going to school, people going to work, people going to the gym, people going to festivals, people going on trips and, you know, it really set us back. To be honest, it was …”
Lyndon Cormack Oct 16, 2023 ▶ 57:21 Herschel Supply Co.: Jamie and Lyndon Cormack
Jul 20, 2026 neutral
What-if
Toast may not have survived COVID-19 without a timely pre-pandemic fundraise
“Like, I think, had we not raised that capital right before the COVID may not have survived.”
Aman Narang Jul 20, 2026 ▶ 49:06 Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.
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