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Dyson

includes Dyson Vacuum Cleaner, Dyson Airblade, Dyson Vacuum Prototype

14 statements across 2 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 12, 2018 by Sir James Dyson · said 42 times in 10 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (30), Sir James Dyson (8), Keith Alexander (2), Jamie Siminoff (2)

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2018 12 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about Dyson, oldest first

Feb 12, 2018 positive
Disclosure
James Dyson never gave away any equity to outside investors
“I've never made the mistake of giving away equity in the company.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 35:51 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Assertion Supported
Dyson: Dyson reached probably $100M in revenue within two years of launch
“I don't know. It was probably a hundred million dollars.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 31:10 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Disclosure
Dyson: First TV ads funded by profits from 10,000-unit retailer order
“So I said to the first retailer who demanded I do that, I said, well, look, if you order 10,000 vacuum cleaners off me, I'll put all the profit on those vacuum cleaners into television advertising. Which I did.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 30:03 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Disclosure
James Dyson spends 95% of his time on engineering
“And now I spend, you know, 95% of my time doing that. But I was the CEO for the first 10 years.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 34:56 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dyson was profitable from its very first month of vacuum sales
“I was in the black from the first month on. I was able to pay my employees and I was making a profit as my distribution started to rise.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 29:46 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Assertion Partly supported
Dyson: Initial vacuum priced at £199, 3x industry competitors
“199 pounds. So there's three times what other vacuum cleaners were sold for.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 28:35 Dyson: James Dyson
Jul 22, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
The Dyson bladeless fan multiplies original airflow 15 to 20 times
“So you end up multiplying the original airflow 15 to 20 times.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 35:02 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dyson was profitable from its very first month of sales
“I was in the black from the first month on. I was able to pay my employees and I was making a profit as my distribution started to rise.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 30:44 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019 positive
Disclosure
James Dyson claims he never gave away any equity in Dyson
“I've never made the mistake of giving away equity in the company.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 36:49 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019
Assertion Supported
Original Dyson vacuum retailed at 199 pounds, triple the competitor price
“199 pounds. So there's three times what other vacuum cleaners were sold for.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 29:33 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Dyson: Annual revenue reached around $100M within two years of launch
“I don't know. It was probably a hundred million dollars.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 32:09 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019
Disclosure
James Dyson: I spend 95% of my time on engineering
“And now I spend, you know, 95% of my time doing that. But I was the CEO for the first 10 years.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 35:54 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Dyson quickly became the best-selling vacuum cleaner at John Lewis
“And then I got into quite a famous shop called John Lewis... But it very quickly became their best-selling vacuum cleaner.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 30:18 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Jul 22, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Dyson: Dyson ran zero advertising during its first year in the US
“And for the first year, we didn't do any advertising, but it sold pretty well in Best Buy.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 33:15 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
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