Keith Alexander

14 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 1, 2019 by Keith Alexander · said 4 times in 2 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Apr 1, 2019 negative
Opinion
Alexander: Traditional Trampolines Are Dangerous Due to Steel Frames and Springs
“Traditional trampoline has got a steel bar around the outside edge and springs right beside it, and then the mat that you jump on in the middle, and I can see that it's dangerous because the accident rates have gone up, and it's pretty obvious. You give this n…”
Keith Alexander Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 12:01 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Apr 1, 2019 positive
Opinion
Alexander: Engineering Professors Need Practical Experience to Be Valid Teachers
“I don't think I'm a valid teacher of engineering unless I've got some engineering experience.”
Keith Alexander Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 6:45 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Apr 1, 2019
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Alexander: Walk-on-Water Competition Winnings Funded His Engineering PhD
“I managed to win the competition two years in a row, and then won a third one in Auckland, and that helped fund my PhD.”
Keith Alexander Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 5:25 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Apr 1, 2019 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Holmes: Springfree Trampoline Design Eliminates 90% of Product-Related Injuries
“Keith started writing research papers, and of measuring our statistics, and we were going, you know, we remove 90% of the product related injuries. So he's taken, his design has removed 90%”
Steve Holmes Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 50:23 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Apr 1, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Alexander: New Zealand's Largest Trampoline Maker Sold Only 400 Units Annually
“I found the biggest trampoline manufacturer in New Zealand. He was selling 400 trampolines a year.”
Keith Alexander Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 20:37 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Apr 1, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Holmes: Springfree Spent an Entire Year Developing Its Safety Enclosure
“So we didn't sell any products, we didn't make any products, we just spent a year building an enclosure for the Spring Free Enclosure.”
Steve Holmes Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 33:34 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Apr 1, 2019 positive
Insight
Alexander: Angling Fiberglass Rods at 45 Degrees Prevents Trampoline Impalement
“These things are sticking straight up, and if you're on a trampoline on the top, and you fell on it, because they're vertical, if you fell right on the edge, you could impale yourself on them. So what if we laid them over so that they're 45 degrees? Then if yo…”
Keith Alexander Apr 1, 2019 ▶ 17:29 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes
Aug 30, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Alexander: New Zealand's top trampoline maker sold 400 units annually
“I looked in the yellow pages. I found the biggest trampoline manufacturer in New Zealand. He was selling 400 trampolines a year.”
Keith Alexander Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 20:41 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
Aug 30, 2021 positive
Assertion Supported
Springfree's Redesign Eliminated 90% of Product-Related Trampoline Injuries
“Keith started writing research papers, and of measuring our statistics, and we were going, you know, we remove 90% of the product related injuries. So he's taken, his design has removed 90%”
Steve Holmes Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 50:08 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
Aug 30, 2021 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Alexander: University deemed trampoline prototype not market ready, requiring up to $100K
“They had a look at it, and they said, this is not market ready. You need another 50,000, 100,000 dollars to make it market ready, and then they went away.”
Keith Alexander Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 23:06 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
Aug 30, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Alexander: Material costs for early inflatable trampoline prototype were about $800
“Number one, the material cost for that was about 800 dollars. Back at that time. Just the material costs. So there's no manufacturing in that at all.”
Keith Alexander Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 14:36 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
Aug 30, 2021
Assertion Supported
Alexander Funded His PhD by Winning Walk-On-Water Shoe Competitions
“And I built these shoes to compete in this competition and I managed to win the competition two years in a row, and then won a third one in Auckland, and that helped fund my PhD.”
Keith Alexander Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 5:50 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
Aug 30, 2021
Insight
Alexander: Angling flexible trampoline rods at 45 degrees prevents impalement on impact
“These things are sticking straight up, and if you're on a trampoline on the top, and you fell on it, because they're vertical, if you fell right on the edge, you can impale yourself on them. So what if we laid them over so that they're 45 degrees? Then if you …”
Keith Alexander Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 17:36 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
Aug 30, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Holmes: Springfree paused sales for a year to develop soft enclosure
“So we didn't sell any products. We didn't make any products. We just spent a year building an enclosure for the spring.”
Steve Holmes Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 33:33 Springfree Trampoline: Keith Alexander & Steve Holmes (2019)
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