why aren't all 6 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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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Drexler: Gap prepared a contingency bankruptcy plan during early turnaround
“We were talking about, it was a year and a half, we were in Carmel, and we're sitting there, we come up with a kind of a bankruptcy plan.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Drexler: Steve Jobs traded a Gap board seat for Apple board membership
“And he called me one day, and he said, I'll join the Gap Board if you join my board. Deal.”
Assertion Partly supported
Drexler advised Steve Jobs to build a prototype Apple Store warehouse
“Well, you know, I designed the first store with him, because he designed an ugly store, and I, we went in, and I told him, get a warehouse. Build a store so we can design it together.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Drexler: TJ Maxx is the largest customer of most apparel brands
“They're the biggest customers of most brands.”
Assertion Supported
Drexler: Gap stock dropped around 50% during his first turnaround year
“The stock dropped probably 50%.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Drexler placed 'Keep It Simple' signs on every Gap desk
“My first week at The Gap, I put up signs, keep it simple, I took out the stupid. Every desk in the corporation.”