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
Teare: Structural Position of Women in Tech Remains Virtually Unchanged
“But the truth is, the structural position of women is barely changed, except, you know, you can point to very high-profile exceptions, very similar to the structural position of African-Americans or African Europeans, who, you know, you can get a high-profile …”
Assertion Contradicted
Teare: 98% of Seed-Stage Startups Die From Lack of Follow-On Funding
“About 98% of those companies die. And they die because there is no money to fund the next step, which is to build a team and build something really substantial.”
Assertion Partly supported
Teare: Series A and B Face Severe Capital Shortage
“There's about five billion dollars available at the seed stage for all the companies every three to five years. There's about one to two billion available at the A and B stage. And then at the growth stage, at the other end, there's more than a hundred billion…”
Assertion Contradicted
Teare: EasyNet Was Europe's First Consumer ISP
“We started EasyNet, which was the first consumer ISP in Europe.”
Assertion Supported
Teare: Mick Jagger Invested in 1990s Cyberia Internet Cafe
“Mick Jagger was an investor in it.”
Assertion Partly supported
Teare: RealNames Raised $130M and Filed for $1.5B IPO in 1999
“We raised a hundred and thirty million dollars. We filed for a one and a half billion dollar IPO. In 1999.”
Assertion Supported
Teare: EasyNet IPO'd Without Ever Raising Venture Capital
“We grew the business from revenue from day one, and we never raised venture capital before we floated on the end market.”