why aren't all 7 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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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Australia Has an Abundance of Founders but Lacks Technical Co-Founders
“There's no shortage of entrepreneurs in Australia, but there's a real shortage of technical co-founders.”
Prediction Held up
Australia Will Produce Multiple $100M+ Tech Venture Funds by 2020
“In the Australian marketplace, there are now a number of funds in about that size, and all of us are looking to about 10 X the size of our investment capacity. So, I think we'll see in the next five years, I think we'll see a number of a hundred mil and greate…”
Prediction Not publicly verifiable
Blue Chili Will Exceed Its Goal of 100 Startups by 2016
“In fact, I'm pretty confident we're going to smash our goal of 100 by 20 16.”
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Blue Chili Aims to Back 500 Startups Globally by 2020
“For Blue Chili, obviously we're going to smash our hundred startup goal. But I think, you know, realistically in the next five years, we're going to be aiming for 500 startups across Asia, across North America, and across Europe.”
Assertion Supported
Blue Chili Built a Portfolio of 54 Startups in Three Years
“Over the past three years, Blue Chili has built a portfolio of 54 startups, and we're on track.”
Assertion Supported
Blue Chili Launched a $10.5M Venture Fund in October 2014
“Last October we started investing from our first venture fund, a 10 and a half million dollar fund that makes matching investments and startups graduating from our portfolio.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Blue Chili Employs 40 In-House Developers to Build Portfolio Startups
“We actually have our own product development team of nearly 40 people now, and they work simultaneously on five or six startups at a time.”