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 Supported
Sacks: Stripe processes $2T in annual volume, exceeding PayPal's $1.7T
“And I think they're doing about two trillion a year of annual transaction volume. I think PayPal is doing 1.7”
Assertion Supported
Sam Altman and Jason Calacanis sourced Stripe and Uber for Sequoia
“You helped us with the investment in Uber. Sam Altman was in that group as well. He helped with an investment in a little company called Stripe.”
Assertion Supported
John Collison: Stripe processes over $1 trillion in annual transaction volume
“It's more than a trillion dollars a year.”
Prediction Held up
Chamath: Adyen and Stripe will process almost $2 trillion in volume
“Adyen and Stripe are gonna process two trillion dollars almost.”
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Substack creators retain Stripe accounts and subscribers upon leaving
“If you leave sub stack, you get to take your stripe account with you. You use your Stripe account. So now it's portable. You can go on Substack for a year, leave and keep all your subscribers.”
Assertion Supported
Calacanis details layoff percentages across Stripe, Opendoor, and Dapper Labs
“Stripe, 14% RIF, a thousand employees, Opendoor Chime, Dapper Labs, all hundreds of employees, Opendoor, the most significant, there are 550, 18%, Dapper, 22%”
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Fast raised $102M Series B led by Stripe, $124M total
“Their hundred two million dollar Series B was led by Stripe in January of 2021. Company raised one hundred twenty four million dollars in total.”