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 Supported
Glenn: Only 2% of VC decision makers are Latino or Black
“You know, only two points of decision makers at VC firms are Latino or African American.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Glenn: Equity crowdfunding will complement venture capital, not displace it
“I think it's going to be a sympathetic relationship. You know, there are instances when companies need 50, a 102 hundred, fifty million dollars to grow in scale, and the crowd is never going to provide that capital, and I think VCs provide important seats at t…”
Assertion Contradicted
Glenn: Women represented 22% of Quire and Mattermark survey respondents
“And even with that high percentage, women still only made up 22% of our respondents.”
Opinion
Glenn: Title III equity crowdfunding is transformative for US small businesses
“Like, we think Title III is transformative not just for tech startups, but also for the broader small and medium-sized businesses, you know, across the United States.”
Assertion Supported
Glenn: Bain study shows customer-owners spend more and have higher loyalty
“There was a study done a while back by Bain that shows customers who are owners of the business spend more, they refer more, they talk about the business more, and they're more loyal.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Glenn: New York has significantly more female founders than San Francisco
“And then there's, there are many more female founders in New York.”
Assertion Contradicted
Glenn: Only 3% of US households qualify as accredited investors
“Despite the accreditation limits and the fact that only three percent of American households can invest, it is an approachable amount that makes it easy to support founders and then will support larger investments.”