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 1 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 Not checkable as stated
Crespo: Pigment will never prioritize term sheet terms over board quality
“I will never, you know, take the best term sheet based on, on whatever is written in there, because you just want the best people on your board.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Crespo: Thin AI wrappers will die; deep workflow SaaS will win
“If you are building a layer, like a marketing tool that is just a layer, probably you can be killed by AI. If you're building something more fundamental that, you know, requires like, for instance, at Pigment, you know, we have this huge database, huge compute…”
Assertion Supported
Pigment targeted US enterprise buyers during its first year of sales
“First, we went very early to find customers in the US. First year of selling, pretty much we went to the US.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Pigment closed a major US tech CEO deal in under 15 days
“Literally this deal was done in not even 15 days. He called me, it's two AM.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Crespo: Pigment Co-CEOs Have Never Had a Single Fight
“We never had a single fight, actually.”
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2055
Crespo: Pigment is being built to scale over 30 years
“I'm here to build a big company, a massive business. I want to build a company that scales for the next 30 years, and I want the best people around the table.”
Assertion Supported
Crespo: 60% of Pigment's business and half its team are in the US
“Half of the team today of Pigment is in the US. Most of our business, 60% of our business is in the US. Our largest customers are all in the US.”