Chapter
Inner Struggle of a Founder
51:24 - 58:19 (06:54)
The founder of a business contemplates how to spread his product. The way he's running the business angers his father, who is in his 70s.
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The founder discusses his journey of starting a business, navigating family dynamics and the viral nature of spreading a product within a team.
51:24 - 55:25 (04:00)
Summary
The founder discusses his journey of starting a business, navigating family dynamics and the viral nature of spreading a product within a team.
ChapterInner Struggle of a Founder
Episode#109 The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and The Family Feud That Forever Changed The Business of Sports
PodcastFounders
Phil Knight, a middle-distance runner and graduate of Stanford Business School, founded Blue Ribbon Sports, which eventually became Nike.
55:25 - 56:31 (01:06)
Summary
Phil Knight, a middle-distance runner and graduate of Stanford Business School, founded Blue Ribbon Sports, which eventually became Nike. He thought it was outrageous that American students had to buy expensive German spikes and outlined a business plan to launch a competing brand in his Stanford paper.
ChapterInner Struggle of a Founder
Episode#109 The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and The Family Feud That Forever Changed The Business of Sports
PodcastFounders
This episode discusses how Nike's waffle shoe, designed by Bill Bowerman, helped propel the new sport of jogging.
56:31 - 58:19 (01:47)
Summary
This episode discusses how Nike's waffle shoe, designed by Bill Bowerman, helped propel the new sport of jogging. The hosts also mention how Nike's technology was initially dismissed as a toy.