why aren't all 6 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Prediction Partly held up
Ariel Cohen Predicts Business Travel Will Rebound Stronger Post-COVID
“I have strong belief that people, once it is done, will get back to travel, to business travel, even in a stronger way.”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Netflix, Heineken, and Adobe signed with Navan during COVID lockdowns
“Our biggest customers would sign up with us, like, customers like Netflix, Heineken, Adobe, sign with us on these times where people were not traveling because, again, change management, The easy thing to do at that time.”
Assertion Partly supported
Cohen: Public travel competitors operate at 50-55% margins versus Navan's 75%
“You're talking about 50, 55% gross margins compared to 75 today.”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Unmanaged corporate travel is larger than the managed market
“There is the managed side, you know, Amex and Concare. There is the non-managed. Everybody that are doing whatever they want to. It's actually a bigger market, and we think that we have an opportunity and the right to win in both markets, and that's what matte…”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Companies spend 7% of budget on travel and entertainment
“Companies are spending seven percent of their entire budget on T&E”
Assertion Partly supported
Cohen: Upside Travel raised $200M versus Navan's $4M in the same year
“When we started Navan, There was this company, Upside Travel. We raised four million dollars. They raised 200. Same year, ok?”