Dallas

9 statements across 7 episodes · 5 bullish · 2 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Apr 15, 2019 by George Zimmer · said 237 times in 67 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (97), George Zimmer (22), Herb Kelleher (12), Wendy Kopp (8), Antonio Swad (8), Sara Blakely (7), Mark Cuban (7), Bobbi Brown (6)

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2018 8 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode
2017 22 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode
2016 16 mentions in 4 episodes 4 per episode

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Everything said about Dallas, oldest first

Apr 15, 2019 positive
Opinion
Houston's rapid economic growth masked Zimmer's early ignorance of retail
“Dallas was old money, Houston was new money, so that for a young upstart like myself trying to create a business, the chances were much greater in Houston, and in fact since I didn't really know anything about the retail business when I opened Men's warehouse.…”
George Zimmer Apr 15, 2019 ▶ 17:44 Men's Wearhouse: George Zimmer
Apr 25, 2022 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Graves: Raising Cane's struggled heavily during 2004-2005 Texas expansion
“My first expansion, you know, out of the state of Louisiana was around 2004, 2005... Dallas and Houston, and this is eight, eight, nine years into it, and we got our butt kicked.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:07:46 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Jun 16, 2022 bullish
Disclosure
Cost Plus Drugs is building a robotics-driven pharmaceutical plant in Dallas
“We're, you know, I mentioned we're spending a lot of money on a plant here in Dallas, and it's going to be driven by robotics so that we can go through and take any, a given pill and manufacture one year or two years worth of supply switch it over to another p…”
Mark Cuban Jun 16, 2022 ▶ 23:00 HIBT Lab! Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company: Mark Cuban
Aug 29, 2022 positive
Opinion
Zimmer: Houston's Rapid Growth Saved Men's Wearhouse From Early Mistakes
“Dallas was old money, Houston was new money, so that for a young upstart like myself trying to create a business, the chances were much greater in Houston, and in fact since I didn't really know anything about the retail business when I opened Men's warehouse.…”
George Zimmer Aug 29, 2022 ▶ 19:08 Men's Wearhouse: George Zimmer (2019)
Jul 20, 2023 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Aurora expects fully driverless freight operations by late 2024 starting in Texas
“And so, yes, our expectation is by the end of next year, there will be no human. Yeah. And, you know, the way we're going to launch this is initially it'll be on one lane, Which is what you call kind of a trucking route, and that'll be between Dallas and Houst…”
Chris Urmson Jul 20, 2023 ▶ 33:17 When trucks drive themselves with Chris Urmson of Aurora
Sep 22, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Poppi predecessor Mother Beverage sold out weekly at Dallas farmers market
“And I will say, we were selling out. Like, every week we would make it, we would sell out. The next week we would make, you know, that and a half, we would sell out.”
Allison Ellsworth Sep 22, 2025 ▶ 24:52 Poppi: Allison and Stephen Ellsworth. From Farmers Market Vinegar Drink to $2B Soda Sensation
Apr 6, 2026 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Domino's refused to deliver in the Dallas neighborhood of Swad's first store
“Domino's, Wouldn't deliver in this immediate area because it was too dangerous.”
Antonio Swad Apr 6, 2026 ▶ 15:21 Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea — And a Nail-Biting Exit
Apr 6, 2026
Assertion Contradicted
In 1980s Dallas, hand-drawn notebook sketches could secure commercial building permits
“Back in those days, you know, it's a lot different. You could literally go into the city hall with a drawing you made yourself on a piece of notebook paper and walk out of there with a building permit.”
Antonio Swad Apr 6, 2026 ▶ 12:21 Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea — And a Nail-Biting Exit
Apr 6, 2026
Assertion Supported
Swad strategically opened his second Pizza Patron in Dallas's densest Hispanic neighborhood
“After being open a little more than two years in that first location, I was able to open a store number two, and this time, instead of being the second densest Hispanic neighborhood, I looked for a location in the first most dense area of Dallas called Oak Cli…”
Antonio Swad Apr 6, 2026 ▶ 19:06 Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea — And a Nail-Biting Exit
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