why aren't all 4 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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Jain: SaaS leaders will not be relegated to just backend databases
“So I think ultimately, like, software is an end-to-end stack in my opinion, and all of these companies, you know, I don't think they're going away. I don't think, you know, they're going to relegate it to becoming a database.”
Assertion Supported
Gurley: Salesforce Bans Training External AI Models on CRM and Slack Data
“Salesforce changed their terms of service, and in a way that includes not only the CRM data, but Slack data, which, you know, is a company they bought, and they're putting an MCP connector on top of it, which allows AI to query it, but they're telling, they're…”
Assertion Supported
Gerstner: Uber, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce Commit to Invest America Matches
“Dell Corporation, for example, has raised their hand and said, you know, we intend to give to the kids of our employees. So has Uber. So has Nvidia. So has Oracle. So has Salesforce. So has T-Mobile. So has iHeartMedia.”
Assertion Partly supported
Gerstner: UiPath growth slowed to 6% and Salesforce to 7%
“UiPath came out and said their growth slowed down to six percent. Salesforce came out and said their growth slowed down to seven percent. And I think for a company like Snowflake, it came in at 26% and Databricks is rumored to still be growing well in excess o…”