The Ledger
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.
why aren't all 3 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: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Beykpour: Generalized live-only consumer video apps cannot be durable standalone products
“I still am very skeptical that there can be a consumer product that is just focused on live video, like a generalized synchronous live video application for short form video. I don't think can be durable on its own.”
Beykpour: Twitter spotted consumer trends early but repeatedly botched execution
“There's a pattern where Twitter is really great at spotting meaningful consumer behavior changes, right? Like they spotted Vine and acquired Vine, botched it, spotted Periscope, botched it. Just spotted Instagram, by the way, before, you know, Facebook tried t…”
Beykpour: Most Periscope Users Wanted Conversation, Not Teleportation
“It turns out the vast majority of our users were not using Periscope that way. They were not, it wasn't a rear facing camera experience where you were showing someone the world. The vast majority of people were using it to just talk to other people.”