So, my believe is that, the CEO knows the fact that ETH is better, but he is looking for publicity.
Well, I am always looking for "insider" opinions on Cardano. It is hard to believe everything we read about the project.
I have already scratched a lot on Google to know more but it is sometimes difficult to ponder the good and the less good, the true and the fake, token of the future or shitcoin? Who knows... But one thing that many agree with is that this project is very complex. And due to this complexity, it is also possible IMO that Cardano will stick to the implementation of DApps for very critical systems only (aeronautics, space, etc.). So other small decentralized applications may find it more interesting to go through a less complex blockchain (for instance Lisk or EOS).