Olivier Bernhard

8 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 22, 2024 by Olivier Bernhard · across every show →

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Jul 22, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Bernhard gave 195 urine samples to clear 1998 doping allegations
“Because of training and diet, that was then the outcome. I was trying to work with a doping laboratory, and at the end, I think it was 195 urine samples. And you know, it was randomly taken.”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 16:24 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bernhard pitched On's early prototype to Nike, Puma, Adidas, New Balance
“We pitched it to Nike, Puma, Adidas New Balance.”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 24:33 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
On produced its first 8,000 to 10,000 shoes in South Korea
“I think it was like 10,000 or 8000 shoes we produced in Busan in South Korea.”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 29:49 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Nike refused to look at sponsored athlete Bernhard's shoe prototype
“I was an athlete, right, running for their company, becoming world champion, they didn't even want to look at the technology, not even at the drawing.”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 25:14 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bernhard's garden hose prototype cured his chronic Achilles issues in six weeks
“Again, I have had my Achilles issues for maybe three, three and a half years to at the end of my career. And I've seen so many doctors and specialists and nothing really helped. And within six weeks walking and running in the garden hose shoes, since today, th…”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 23:45 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024
Disclosure
On launched with 300k CHF cash and 150k CHF sweat equity
“Yeah, so we each put the 150,000 in, and Oli didn't have the cash, so we basically Took his efforts so far into the company and valid that at 150. So, so that's how we started.”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 40:13 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Coppetti and Bernhard's partnership began by publicizing Bernhard's doping clearance
“That was actually the first assignment for me as this press agent, like basically how do we make sure that like this makes the front page and we managed to get the story about him being cleared into pretty much every newspaper. We went on, on Swiss national TV…”
Caspar Coppetti Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 17:31 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Puma invited On's founders to headquarters to lab-test shoe prototypes
“And Puma actually invited us to their headquarters, and they, you know, to me, the CEO back then said, when we sent the shoes, he said, yeah, we sent the semi, you know, Three, five shoes. We're going to take it to the lab.”
Olivier Bernhard Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 25:30 On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti
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