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4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 28, 2019 by Melanie Perkins · said 49 times in 22 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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2019 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2018 18 mentions in 3 episodes 6 per episode

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Jan 28, 2019 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Canva accumulated a 50,000-person waiting list before officially launching in 2013
“We ended up with a waiting list of 50,000 people before we launched.”
Melanie Perkins Jan 28, 2019 ▶ 30:48 Canva: Melanie Perkins
Apr 27, 2020
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Fitbit received 2,000 pre-orders the day of its TechCrunch debut
“And so we got off stage, and by the end of the day, we had about 2000 pre-orders.”
James Park Apr 27, 2020 ▶ 31:55 Fitbit: James Park
Mar 1, 2021
Assertion Partly supported
Canva amassed a 50,000-person waiting list before its 2013 public launch
“Well, we're fortunate that because we had some high-profile investors in that first round when we landed that first round of investment, we made, we announced it we got some TechCrunch coverage, and we were pretty stoked about that, and we ended up with a wait…”
Melanie Perkins Mar 1, 2021 ▶ 31:12 Canva: Melanie Perkins (2019)
Mar 7, 2022
Assertion Supported
Citron: OpenFeint raised seed funding using a waitlist landing page
“TechCrunch covered it, and we got a couple hundred People who signed up on the mailing list. And so we actually took that mailing list and went out and raised a seed round of funding. And then we spent the next three months building and launching to launch the…”
Jason Citron Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 18:44 Discord: Jason Citron
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