The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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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: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
Sinek built a global brand without spending any money on marketing
“And so I would turn down business from people who sat in the majority and focus exclusively on the early adopters, and that's what made my career and my brand grow. Because I didn't spend any money on marketing.”
Simon Sinek Jul 10, 2023 ▶ 9:29 Simon Sinek: On Trust; Why Millennials Avoid Conflict; How to Listen Effectively | E1033 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sinek: A person's core purpose is fully formed by their late teens
“We're, our why is fully formed by our mid to late teens.”
Simon Sinek Jul 10, 2023 ▶ 18:01 Simon Sinek: On Trust; Why Millennials Avoid Conflict; How to Listen Effectively | E1033 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Contradicted
Sinek: Participation medals backfire and harm both top and bottom performers
“No, it's a bad idea. And there is actually evidence of that, that it actually backfires, because the people who do earn, you know, first or second medals, their accomplishment is devalued, right? And the people who come in last and get a medal, it makes them f…”
Simon Sinek Jul 10, 2023 ▶ 30:39 Simon Sinek: On Trust; Why Millennials Avoid Conflict; How to Listen Effectively | E1033 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sinek: Bookstores have self-help sections but no 'help others' sections
“There's an entire section of the bookshop called self-help, and there's no section in the bookshop called help others.”
Simon Sinek Jul 10, 2023 ▶ 5:58 Simon Sinek: On Trust; Why Millennials Avoid Conflict; How to Listen Effectively | E1033 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Partly supported
Sinek: Children across all cultures learn self-treatment from their parents
“There's one thing the research shows that across all cultures, every child learns from their parents, no matter what, which is how to treat yourself, how you treat yourself, and how you treat others.”
Simon Sinek Jul 10, 2023 ▶ 51:07 Simon Sinek: On Trust; Why Millennials Avoid Conflict; How to Listen Effectively | E1033 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Partly supported
Sinek: All original U.S. women's suffrage leaders died before women voted
“All of the founders of the women's suffrage movement in the United States Had died of natural causes before the first woman voted.”
Simon Sinek Jul 10, 2023 ▶ 57:49 Simon Sinek: On Trust; Why Millennials Avoid Conflict; How to Listen Effectively | E1033 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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