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Nike

Acquired

2023/07/25
Acquired

Acquired

2023/07/25
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Shownote

Nike — it’s perhaps the most iconic and most prolific brand of the modern era. On any given day, swooshes adorn the feet of more people on earth than any other footwear company — by a long shot. If you read Shoe Dog or watched Air, you may think you know ...

Highlights

Nike's rise from a scrappy startup to a global cultural force is far more complex and dramatic than popular narratives suggest. This deep dive uncovers the real story behind the Swoosh — a tale of innovation, audacity, betrayal, and reinvention that spans decades and reshaped both sport and commerce.
20:51
The U.S. athletic shoe market, once dismissed, now exceeds $130 billion
42:53
Bowerman develops nylon upper shoes ahead of the 1968 Olympics to improve athlete performance
1:09:02
Onitsuka offers to buy Phil Knight out for book value, a deal he knew was unfair
1:25:39
Bowerman invented the waffle sole by pouring polyurethane into a waffle iron.
1:28:27
The waffle iron used to create the first waffle sole was later recovered from a trash heap and is now owned by Nike.
2:02:22
We're on offense all the time' remains a relevant maxim from Strasser's 1977 principles
2:19:02
Air Jordan 1s sold $126 million in the first year, exceeding all expectations.
2:38:59
Tinker Hatfield presented the Jordan 3 design that saved Nike's partnership with Michael Jordan.
2:44:27
Michael Jordan earns over $300 million a year from royalties, potentially totaling $5–10 billion in lifetime earnings.
2:56:51
Nike deliberately avoids profiting from the secondary sneaker market to keep products accessible.
3:21:03
Nike spends $4 billion on demand creation, similar to Netflix's content spending.
3:24:06
Nike pays $200 million a year to the NFL just to display its swoosh on jerseys.

Chapters

How a business school idea sparked a footwear revolution
00:00
Selling shoes from a car trunk: the risky early days of Blue Ribbon Sports
29:40
From Cortez to corporate espionage: the fight for independence
46:06
The swoosh, the dream, and the waffle iron: birth of a brand
1:11:59
How one shoe changed everything — and the dark side of global growth
1:28:27
The man who turned athletes into weapons of marketing war
1:47:17
When Jordan saved Nike — and created a new economy of cool
2:04:56
Turning NBA bans into billion-dollar hype
2:24:14
From athlete deal to empire: the making of the Jordan Brand
2:41:27
How Nike rewired itself for the digital age
2:53:25
Why Nike bets on culture, not price, to win the world
3:06:05
Inside Nike’s playbook: heroes, storytelling, and controlled chaos
3:24:06
What’s next for the Swoosh in a changing game?
3:47:35

Transcript

Ben Gilbert: Listeners, you should know, David and I were texting before this, debating, do we change this thing around? Do we play with this? Should we reorganize this section? And he texted me, let's just do it. So, in the honor of bad jokes by David Ros...