The Ledger

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Assertion Supported
Brown: Allbirds precursor Kickstarter raised $120,000 in four days before being halted
“Ah, and then it went on the Kickstarter's homepage, and on their mailing list, where they send out sort of interesting projects, and, ah, it went to a hundred and, you know, 20,000 dollars in four days, and I had to stop it.”
Tim Brown Jun 10, 2019 ▶ 29:20 Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Factory erroneously produced early Kickstarter shoes in identical men's and women's sizes
“The factory's made the men's and women's shoes exactly the same size.”
Tim Brown Jun 10, 2019 ▶ 31:44 Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Portuguese supplier went bankrupt shortly after delivering the initial Kickstarter order
“The factory in Portugal decided to go bankrupt right at the end of this shortly after we just delivered it.”
Tim Brown Jun 10, 2019 ▶ 32:52 Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brown earned more playing pro soccer than his peers did in consulting
“I was being paid a good living, better than my friends that had gone to university and were getting consulting jobs, and it became a job for the first time.”
Tim Brown Jun 10, 2019 ▶ 15:08 Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger
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