EP #108 - Caspar Coppetti: Going Up Against Nike And Adidas

Timestamps:  2:30 - Meeting future co-founders  9:19 - Deciding to go up against Nike and Adidas  21:35 - Finding a business partner  47:14 - Dealing with competition  49:47 - Investors  About Caspar Coppetti: Caspar Coppetti is co-founder of On, one of the world’s fastest growing sports brands. Caspar started On together with his two co-founders Olivier Bernhard and David Allemann in 2010 based on their patented CloudTec® technology. On shoes have famously been worn by  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and of course, their brand ambassador, tennis star Roger Federer. Over the last 10 years, the company has expanded to over 55 countries and has become one of the top 5 leading running shoe brands in the DACH area and in the US. Now On is expanding into the trekking shoe market, launching their extremely lightweight Cloudrock trekking shoe in 2019. Don’t forget to give us a follow on our Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there’s no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly give-aways or founders dinners!

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