why aren't all 57 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 3 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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Disclosure
Mark Cuban says he was the first investor in Synthesia
“Synthesia, you know, I was their first investor, you know, gave them a million dollars, and now, you know, so I can get 20, 25% of a company, sometimes more and then help them grow.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mark Cuban says Alyssa's Cookies generates $14M profit without ad spend
“We'll do twenty-five million this year, but that's not the important number. Because we don't spend money on advertising or anything, makes 12 to fourteen million a year, and we just added Whole Foods, we just added Costco, we're adding more and more, you know…”
Disclosure
Mark Cuban launches Cost Plus Wholesale to sell directly to hospitals
“We just started Cost Plus Wholesale, and because what was happening is we had Hospitals and others who couldn't buy at our pricing, at our retail pricing, and so now we're selling to them.”
Assertion Supported
Cuban: Three PBMs control 80% to 90% of the drug market
“And there are three of them that dominate the industry with 80, 90% market share.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Cuban says Guardian Bikes grew from $200K to $120M annual revenue
“They, they've grown from, you know, 200,000 dollars at Shark Tank, they'll do a hundred twenty million dollars now.”
Assertion Partly supported
Mark Cuban says NBA could not find a buyer for New Orleans
“In 2010, The NBA couldn't even sell the New Orleans franchise. There were no buyers. And the valuation had gone down.”
Assertion Supported
Cuban: Cost Plus Drugs carries roughly 2,450 medications
“We've got about 2450 right now, and that number's growing every day.”
Assertion Supported
Cuban: Cost Plus Drugs caps markup at 15% plus $10 fee
“You'll see that our markup is 15%. You'll see that if you buy a mail order from us, you'll pay 10 dollars for shipping and a pharmacy fee.”
Assertion Supported
Cuban: Shark Tank judges receive zero prior information about pitch contestants
“We don't know who they are when they walk, we know nothing about them, we don't know who gets picked for the show. When they walk onto the carpet in front of us, they just tell us their name, and that's all we know.”