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
McCall: Impending market downturn will result in a wave of dead unicorns
“And you're going to see that happen when the market downturns coming up here you're going to see a bunch of I think, what was it? Bill Gurley said, you're going to see a lot of dead unicorns floating around.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
McCall: Venture capital is among the first asset classes to lose liquidity
“Venture being a very high risk asset class will be one of the first to lose liquidity.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
McCall: Millennial and female entrepreneurship will define the next 15 years
“So if there's one thing that in my life I want to do from this point forward is is, you know, to talk about the hero's journey, to talk about whatever wisdoms I have, but more importantly is to encourage this incredible batch of entrepreneurs coming through ri…”
Assertion Partly supported
McCall: Only 4% to 6% of venture-funded deals have female founders
“I think it's something like four to six percent, which, you know, pretty small.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McCall: Every reference during FeedBurner diligence praised Dick Costolo
“And when we were doing our diligence on on FeedBurner with Dick Koslow, what was interesting is every single person I talked to used the same quote. I'm in the Dick Koslow fan club.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
McCall: Pritzker Group targets a three-to-five-year holding period
“But our real target is, you know, kind of traditionally a three to five year old.”