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Jean-Luc Diard

5 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 2, 2026 by Jean-Luc Diard · across every show →

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Feb 2, 2026
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Diard: Material suppliers, not footwear brands, are the real industry innovators
“In footwear, the innovators are also the suppliers. They are the people who are providing you with The foam formulations with the different materials, etc.”
Jean-Luc Diard Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 22:52 HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
Feb 2, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Mermoud: Hoka co-founders were 'lazy' and not serious runners before founding
“It's a legend that we were serious, enthusiastic runners before hockey. We were lazy because it was so hard and one step at a time compared to anything else we would do.”
Nicolas Mermoud Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 19:36 HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
Feb 2, 2026
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Diard: Founders must set strict family investment limits against 80% failure odds
“The second thing is that you know that those adventurers have 80% plus chances of failure. So you just take that into account. And then the other thing is to fix boundaries when it comes to the investments that you are going to do. So here you need to be very …”
Jean-Luc Diard Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 21:29 HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
Feb 2, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Diard: Hoka midsoles were twice as soft as industry standards
“And we went like pretty much twice softer than what was the tradition in the industry.”
Jean-Luc Diard Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 29:53 HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
Feb 2, 2026
Insight
Diard: Patent protection is ultimately a matter of who has more money
“Patents are always a matter of who has the biggest amount of money.”
Jean-Luc Diard Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 46:34 HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
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