Europe

16 statements across 14 episodes · 9 bullish · 2 bearish · 13 people on the record · first statement Nov 18, 2019 by Gordon Segal · said 438 times in 174 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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2017 23 mentions in 8 episodes 3 per episode
2016 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

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Everything said about Europe, oldest first

Nov 18, 2019 positive
Insight
Crate & Barrel's core thesis: direct European sourcing with standard domestic markups
“Obviously, the motivation of going into business was to find beautiful things for other young people, but if we could buy things from Europe directly, and just mark them up normally as if you bought them domestically, not take a big margin, but take a short ma…”
Gordon Segal Nov 18, 2019 ▶ 4:22 Crate & Barrel: Gordon Segal (2017)
Jul 6, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tempur-Pedic had 25,000 chiropractors selling its products in the US and Europe
“We had 10,000 chiropractors selling it, and of course they had another 15,000 chiropractors selling it all over Europe.”
Bobby Trussell Jul 6, 2020 ▶ 42:01 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell (2018)
Jul 27, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Boyd: Europe and Asia adopted The Laundress faster than the US
“They are fanatics about caring for their wardrobe. So they jumped on board quickly. And so did Europe as well, a lot faster than the U.S. Market.”
Lindsey Boyd Jul 27, 2020 ▶ 58:52 The Laundress: Lindsey Boyd
Mar 8, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Steves: Traveled across Europe in 1973 on roughly three dollars daily
“Back then, you could go to Europe really cheap. You could fly to Europe for a few hundred dollars. You could get a year rail pass, a student year rail pass for, I think it was 250 dollars, and we lived on, on three or four, I mean, there was no five dollars a …”
Rick Steves Mar 8, 2021 ▶ 12:58 Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves
Mar 8, 2021
Assertion Partly supported
Rick Steves has returned to Europe annually since high school
“I vowed right then in the Copenhagen train station that I would go back to Europe every year after I graduated from high school, and I have.”
Rick Steves Mar 8, 2021 ▶ 11:39 Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves
Jun 30, 2022 bearish
Assertion Supported
Wurzbacher: Removing 10B tons of CO2 via trees requires Europe-sized land
“If we just do the calculation, what about capturing these ten billion tons of CO₂ from the air just by planting trees or doing similar biological methods, then you'll end up with huge areas that you need to fill with new trees. It's like you need something lik…”
Jan Wurzbacher Jun 30, 2022 ▶ 10:18 HIBT Lab! Climeworks: Jan Wurzbacher
Jul 25, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Clifford: Samsonite was a dominant, more upscale brand in Europe than US
“They were dominant player in Europe, and they were considered to be a more upscale brand in Europe than in the US.”
Charlie Clifford Jul 25, 2022 ▶ 30:34 Tumi & Roam Luggage: Charlie Clifford
Dec 8, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Menker: Basic food prices surged up to 1900 percent globally since 2020
“The price of a basket of basic products in Sudan is up 1900%. In Syria, it's up 700%. In Ethiopia, it's up 175%. In Argentina, it's up 300%. Even in the U.S., it's up 67%. Europe, 80%.”
Sara Menker Dec 8, 2022 ▶ 25:48 HIBT Lab! Gro Intelligence: Sara Menker
Mar 9, 2023
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Basch: 50% of Too Good To Go European volume comes from supermarkets
“I mean, in Europe, 50% of the food we save every day comes from grocery partners in supermarkets.”
Lucie Basch Mar 9, 2023 ▶ 24:19 HIBT Lab! Too Good To Go: Lucie Basch
Sep 28, 2023 bullish
Disclosure
Ben-Shitrit: Redefine Meat will launch European retail rollout by late 2024
“Somewhere next year, a year from now, we'll start rolling out to more retailers in Europe with the products including our steaks, and then gradually grow until we reach also to the USA and then follow the same path.”
Eshchar Ben-Shitrit Sep 28, 2023 ▶ 33:29 When your dinner is printed with Eshchar Ben-Shitrit of Redefine Meat
Sep 28, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ben-Shitrit: Redefine Meat will dominate European food service in five years
“In five years from now, we're already a big meat company. We have a presence in Europe in basically every restaurant that you can imagine, because food service is a market that we dominate, and we are in all the nationwide retailers with our means range and ou…”
Eshchar Ben-Shitrit Sep 28, 2023 ▶ 36:24 When your dinner is printed with Eshchar Ben-Shitrit of Redefine Meat
Jul 29, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Quality European bikes were scarce in the US in the early 1970s
“What I discovered as I started getting into bikes, there was like the basic bikes that were made in America, you know, swim bikes and other things that were not very inspirational. And then there were bikes from Europe that were to dream about. And there weren…”
Mike Sinyard Jul 29, 2024 ▶ 8:40 Specialized Bicycle Components: Mike Sinyard
Jul 7, 2025 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Pre-COVID, 25 of the top 30 US European guidebooks were Rick Steves
“Before COVID hit, my publisher was so excited. He showed me the sales chart, and 25 of the top 30 guidebooks published in the United States for Europe had Rick Steves on the cover.”
Rick Steves Jul 7, 2025 ▶ 1:11:39 Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves (2021)
Feb 9, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Hastings: Netflix uses -10 to +10 executive polls for major decisions
“So the thing we instituted on big decisions Is everybody publicly weighing in, you know, on a 10 to -10? Is this a wise decision? So that would affect, like, going into Europe, going into original content, pricing changes, so that everyone knows where everyone…”
Reed Hastings Feb 9, 2026 ▶ 1:05:12 Netflix: Reed Hastings. “We’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant
Jun 25, 2026
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shipping From Barbados to US Cheaper Than Neighboring Caribbean Islands
“I think the challenge is, the real challenge is it's actually, it's cheaper and easier for me to send goods to United States, the UK, and Europe than to get it to an island that's 30 minutes next to us.”
Dominic Wyndham-Giddens Jun 25, 2026 ▶ 38:44 Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products
Aug 17, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Modi: European regulations mandate higher DHA levels than US formulas provide
“DHA was not just mandatory in Europe, but there was a level that was higher than any formula was choosing to do here in the US.”
Laura Modi Aug 17, 2026 ▶ 21:43 Bobbie: Laura Modi. How a Baby Formula Startup Took Market Share From Two Industry Giants
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