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Hernán López

15 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 11, 2023 by Hernán López · across every show →

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Dec 11, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
López: No Wondery investors asked him to step down after federal indictment
“Not a single one said that.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 1:05:03 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023
Disclosure
A major company offered Wondery $5M at a $25M valuation
“In the middle of that happening, we got approach finally looked like we were going to raise money, and we, one major company agreed to essentially fund our CSA at five million dollars at a twenty-five million dollar valuation.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 46:48 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 positive
What-if
López: Would not have reached Fox C-suite without accent coaching
“A thousand percent. I don't think I would have.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 13:48 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Wondery rejected a 2018 acquisition offer exceeding $80 million
“We, they came with an offer that was four times when we had raised that.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 56:28 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 positive
Opinion
Hernán López considers accent reduction coaching his highest-ROI career decision
“As far as time spent versus impact on my career, One of the best decisions I ever made, and I recommended this to so many people over the years.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 12:05 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hernán López: First Media Project Was a Self-Funded Radio Show at 18
“I remember when I was 18 with four friends of mine, we bought airtime on a neighborhood radio station. This was late at night on Thursday at 11 p.m., and we had a radio show, and we financed it by selling advertising.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 8:05 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Hernán López: Wondery received over 50 VC rejections in 2016
“I stopped counting the no's after I hit 50 on venture capitals”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 33:09 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 positive
Insight
López: Operating in international markets allows executives to predict future media trends
“If you work in international, you have the ability to, quote unquote, read tomorrow's newspaper, because you're in a country, and You're seeing a trend, and that trend probably happened at some other country five years before, two years before, three years bef…”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 14:49 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 neutral
Insight
López: Building a media brand requires combining original and licensed content
“It's almost impossible to create a media brand with just your own content. You have to combine Content that you produce with content that you license from others”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 35:12 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
López: Every single Wondery employee held equity prior to Amazon sale
“And we had hundreds of shareholders including every single employee in Wondery was a stakeholder.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 1:07:16 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Hernán López: Fox invested $250,000 in Wondery's seed round
“Fox, and so they put a, 250,000 dollar check.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 30:35 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 negative
Insight
López: Most jury members believe indictment equates to guilt
“Despite the presumption of innocence that we all taught in school, people that go to serve on a jury believe that indicted equals guilty.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 1:11:29 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Dec 11, 2023 neutral
What-if
López: Wondery Might Not Have Succeeded if Launched in 2018
“My timing was, ah, really, really fortuitous in that if I tried to launch Wanderer, the exact same version of Wanderer in 2018, I don't know that it would have gotten to where it did.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 1:13:43 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
May 14, 2026 negative
Insight
López: Overexposing products in retail invites copycats and cheapens brands
“Go very strategically into the places where you can find consumers that otherwise would not become aware of you. the minute that you overexpose your product, you invite copycats and you cheapen your brand.”
Hernán López May 14, 2026 ▶ 28:14 Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets
May 14, 2026 positive
Insight
López: Build direct-to-consumer channels fast to own customer relationships
“Build your direct-to-consumer relationship and outlet as fast as you can, because those are the relationships that you're going to own over time.”
Hernán López May 14, 2026 ▶ 22:03 Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets
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