Kenny Hawk

Everything Kenny Hawk said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Hawk: Dot-com founders went bankrupt paying taxes on phantom stock gains

“I had good friends that had you know, gone public, actually exercise their options to pay the tax on the lower tax basis saw their value go all the way up and then down to zero. And they'd already paid tax on a phantom gain and, you know, were bankrupt, lost t…”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 9:27 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Open · timeframe Dec 1999

Hawk: iGo raised less than $10 million before its 1999 IPO

“We raised less than ten million before we went public.”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 3:17 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Contradicted

Hawk: iGo reached a peak market cap of nearly $1 billion

“The peak of market cap was just under a billion.”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 5:38 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported

Hawk: iGo's valuation crashed below $100 million before its acquisition

“We were below a hundred million by the time we got acquired.”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 5:54 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not yet assessed · timeframe Jun 2016

Hawk: iGo achieved profitability during its first three years in business

“We were profitable our first three years in business.”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 7:16 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Partly supported

Hawk: iGo bit off too much acquiring three companies post-IPO

“We ended up acquiring three companies in nine months, you know, bit off more than we can chew.”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 3:43 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Hawk: 31 of 33 employees relocated when iGo moved to Nevada

“And we ended up having 31 out of 33 employees move with us.”

Kenny Hawk Jun 12, 2016 ▶ 4:43 EP 323: He took his company public for $1b

The other half of the tape: Kenny Hawk's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 5 times in 2 episodes across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Nathan Latka 5

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Kenny's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	CEO, Mojio	1	7	33% 1/3	full record on Top Founders →