why aren't all 9 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 Partly supported
Orad: Sisense processed 10TB of data in 10s on a $1k server
“Taking 10 terabytes, 10 terabytes, and in 10 seconds, running all the algorithm analysis on a standard Dell server that cost, you know, a thousand dollars.”
Insight
Orad: Tech products should eliminate process steps rather than automate them
“Don't automate things, try and make them go away. Ok, this is the whole assembly line concept. You can save endless resources by taking this different attitude versus we'll do it faster.”
Insight
Orad: Startups in competitive markets must be fundamentally different, not just better
“Don't be better than someone. Be totally different. It's the only way to stand out and provide value.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Orad: VCs rejected Sisense, leading a founder's father to invest $2M
“And they went to the VC community, and everyone told them they're stupid and refused to invest, so the guy's dad gave him a lot of money. Two million dollars, so you need to have the right parents, I guess.”
Assertion Supported
Orad: CPU registers are the fastest hardware unit for analytics
“The fastest performing unit for analytics on the planet is the register inside the CPU.”
Insight
Orad: Complex data forces teams to spend more time prepping than analyzing
“The truth is that the more complex your data, the more time you spend getting everything ready than the actual analysis.”
Assertion Supported
Amir Orad: Cyota invented risk-based authentication before acquisition by RSA
“So, the first one was Syota, which was, became part of RSA, invented what is known as risk-based authentication.”
Assertion Supported
Orad: $30 billion per year is spent on business intelligence
“BI is a huge space, thirty billion dollars a year spent on BI from infrastructure all the way to applications.”
Assertion Partly supported
Orad: Sisense has over 1,000 customers including NASA, eBay, and Target
“A thousand customers from NASA to Lockheed Martin, to Sandisk, to Motorola, to eBay, to Target, you name it, really nice names.”