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Sir James Dyson

16 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 5 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 12, 2018 by Sir James Dyson · across every show →

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Feb 12, 2018 positive
Disclosure
James Dyson never gave away any equity to outside investors
“I've never made the mistake of giving away equity in the company.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 35:51 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 positive
Insight
Dyson: Strange-looking technology succeeds if it genuinely works better
“So having, having introduced two very strange-looking, very different new technology, you can make a success of it if it genuinely works better.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 22:09 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Disclosure
Dyson: First TV ads funded by profits from 10,000-unit retailer order
“So I said to the first retailer who demanded I do that, I said, well, look, if you order 10,000 vacuum cleaners off me, I'll put all the profit on those vacuum cleaners into television advertising. Which I did.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 30:03 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 negative
Opinion
James Dyson strongly distrusts and rather hates conventional engineering experts
“And he hated experts. For a good reason, actually, and I rather hate experts as well.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 6:28 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 positive
Insight
Dyson: Founders must retain IP ownership and majority equity control
“Sometimes one needs to go through these rites of passage. To understand the importance of ownership of intellectual property, the importance of owning, having a majority share in your own company, or even all the shares in your own company, and not charging en…”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 11:21 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Assertion Supported
Dyson built his first cyclonic vacuum prototype using cardboard and tape
“Made a miniature one out of cardboard and scotch tape, and connected it with a piece of hose to my hoover, and, er, pushed it around the house, feeling rather happy, and it appeared to work.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 14:19 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Insight
Dyson: Innovators should never take outside advice
“Obsessed and mad. But the thing is never to take advice.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 21:38 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 negative
Disclosure
Dyson: Outside investors diluted his Ballbarrow ownership to 30%
“The only problem was that further investors came in, and the thing was that I didn't really own anything in the company apart from my shares, and I now only owned about 30% of the business.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 11:02 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 positive
Insight
Dyson: Early self-reliance makes people determined to prove something
“I had to learn very early on to rely entirely on myself and not anybody else. And I think it makes you very determined, very, very determined to prove something.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 4:00 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Assertion Not checkable as stated
James Dyson built 5,127 vacuum prototypes before perfecting his design
“And I built 5127 prototypes before I got it right.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 19:24 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Disclosure
James Dyson spends 95% of his time on engineering
“And now I spend, you know, 95% of my time doing that. But I was the CEO for the first 10 years.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 34:56 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Insight
Dyson: Vacuum bags are replaced because they are clogged, not full
“You don't replace the bags because they're full. You replace the bags because they're blocked.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 16:15 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dyson: VCs rejected him believing an engineer could not sell products
“The problem with the venture capitalists and the private equity people is that they all thought that because I was an engineer and designer, I knew nothing about making and selling things, and I couldn't possibly make a commercial success of it. So they all tu…”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 25:09 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018
Assertion Supported
Dyson: Lloyds Bank agreed to lend £600,000 to launch production
“Whereas I went to a clearing bank, Lloyds Bank, and by some miracle, they agreed to lend me 600,000 pounds.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 25:30 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dyson: Vacuum makers rejected bagless cyclone to protect paper bag profits
“And one or two of them said they actually rather like selling paper bags. It's like, you know, Gillette selling a razor blade. They can make a lot of money out of bags. So, essentially, they were curious, but didn't want to license it.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 20:14 Dyson: James Dyson
Feb 12, 2018 negative
Assertion Supported
Dyson: Ballbarrow captured 50% market share without making profit
“And that was all fine, and we got 50% of the market, but never made any money.”
Sir James Dyson Feb 12, 2018 ▶ 10:34 Dyson: James Dyson
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