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SoftBank Group

also referred to as: softbank

7 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jul 27, 2017 by Jonah Peretti · said 20 times in 6 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jul 27, 2017
Disclosure
Peretti: SoftBank funded BuzzFeed so he could stay at HuffPost
“Really the first time we were able to raise money, you know, was from SoftBank, which also was invested in HuffPost, and they, there was another firm that wanted to invest, but they told me I had to leave HuffPost.”
Jonah Peretti Jul 27, 2017 ▶ 28:13 Live Episode! BuzzFeed: Jonah Peretti
Apr 21, 2022 neutral
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McKelvey: SoftBank pushed WeWork to prioritize market share over profitability
“When SoftBank made that investment, it opened us up to a new way of thinking about how do you build a company and the way that, you know, I would say they prescribed and we agreed to was that capturing as much market share as possible was the way to go.”
Miguel McKelvey Apr 21, 2022 ▶ 3:23 HIBT Lab! WeWork: Miguel McKelvey
Jul 31, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
SoftBank started as a small software distributor in the early 1980s
“You know, SoftBank is this huge, multi-billion dollar company today, but at that time, all they were was a little company doing distribution for computer software to computer shops. That's it.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 7:34 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
The Black Onyx became Japan's top-selling video game in 1984
“And then SoftBank came back, and we had, for April, we had 10,000 units. And in May, 10,000 units. So we were, like, killing it. We were number one game in, in Japan in 1984.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 10:33 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SoftBank cut its initial order for The Black Onyx from 3,000 to 600
“SoftBank had, had said they would buy 3000 copies for Christmas, and when it came close to Christmas, they realized that nobody understood what a role-playing game was, and so, and the little advertising that I did was just completely ineffective. So they roll…”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 9:35 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Oct 2, 2023 neutral
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Kudla: SoftBank approached Vuori with an unsolicited investment offer
“Yeah. We weren't looking for capital, but, you know, we had ambitious plans for Viore, and that was a really big moment for the brand, because short of an IPO, I think it was the first time that Maybe the market understood how special this business is that we'…”
Joe Kudla Oct 2, 2023 ▶ 1:04:17 Vuori: Joe Kudla
Jan 27, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rubin: Masayoshi Son said GSI Commerce was not losing enough money in 2000
“I remember having the founder of SoftBank, Masayoshi's son, tell me in 2000 that we weren't losing enough money.”
Michael Rubin Jan 27, 2025 ▶ 34:55 Fanatics: Michael Rubin
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