Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
20 Feb 2024 Acquired Hermès
“I suspect you probably also found this in research, but when I did, my mind melted.”
Source trail
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 20 Feb 2024
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Hermès
Transcript context
…Yes, we mentioned Hermes founded in 1837 as the oldest company we've covered on Acquired, but we might have to caveat that. Now, David, how was Hermes perfectly positioned for the age of the automobile with this new accessory? This is wild. I suspect you probably also found this in research, but when I did, my mind melted. During World War I, in 1916, Emile becomes an officer in the French military. The military sends him to the United States to learn about US industrial and military production. He's a leading industrialist in France at this time, shall we say? One of the people that he gets sent to meet with is, do you know about this, Ben? No, I have no idea.…
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