Walker & Company

12 statements across 3 episodes · 6 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 30, 2019 by Tristan Walker · said 37 times in 9 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Sep 30, 2019
Disclosure
Walker: Walker & Company pitched 50 to 60 VC firms
“And we pitched, gosh, 50, 60 VCs.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 33:29 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 positive
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Walker: Walker & Company grew 200-300% in year one and 200% in year two
“Between the first and second year, third year, I think our kind of growth rates, Two, 300% first year, 200% the second, and then we started to get into this world where we couldn't raise money, so it started to slow down.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 43:24 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 neutral
Opinion
Walker: Launching a brand like Bevel required $2M in initial capital
“In order to kind of start what we did, you need like two million dollars to do it, right?”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 26:57 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 positive
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Walker: Over half of Walker & Company customers come organically
“Even today, well over half of our customers come organically.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 41:30 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 negative
Disclosure
Walker: Walker & Company Could Not Raise Venture Capital in 2018
“2018 was a crazy year. Couldn't raise money.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 51:48 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 positive
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Walker: Retail sales make up the majority of Walker & Company's business
“Retail now is the majority of our business.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 49:11 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 negative
Opinion
Walker: Launching products too quickly was his biggest mistake
“Now, my biggest mistake is launching each of those things too quickly.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 45:09 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Sep 30, 2019 negative
Opinion
Walker: I wish I hadn't raised any of our $39M in VC
“Raised thirty nine million dollars, and the story goes, and I tell a lot of entrepreneurs this, I wish I didn't raise a cent of it.”
Tristan Walker Sep 30, 2019 ▶ 43:45 Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker
Apr 16, 2020 positive
Disclosure
Tristan Walker: Procter & Gamble backing helped Walker & Company avoid layoffs
“Oh yeah, we have. you know, we're fortunate in our partnership with Procter & Gamble.”
Tristan Walker Apr 16, 2020 ▶ 7:22 How I Built Resilience: Live with David Neeleman and Tristan Walker
Apr 16, 2020 positive
Insight
Tristan Walker: Innovation requires physical activity and disconnecting from digital devices
“Innovation doesn't really happen sitting in a kitchen and hoping for the best. The way I think about it requires some physical activity, right? I walk around kind of the block around my house multiple times without any phones, without any music, and things may…”
Tristan Walker Apr 16, 2020 ▶ 12:34 How I Built Resilience: Live with David Neeleman and Tristan Walker
Apr 16, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tristan Walker: Walker & Company's daily online sales grew 3x to 4x
“In fact, we're probably three, four X our daily sales online up since the start of this, right?”
Tristan Walker Apr 16, 2020 ▶ 5:58 How I Built Resilience: Live with David Neeleman and Tristan Walker
Jul 22, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Walker: Walker & Company ran on 3-to-6-month cycles versus 2-year industry norms
“I think that was the thing that was differentiated in a CPG industry that operates on two year cycles. We operated on three to six month cycles.”
Tristan Walker Jul 22, 2021 ▶ 10:32 Live From HIBT Summit: Payal Kadakia, Tristan Walker, and Perry Chen on Innovation
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