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.

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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: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
OnDeck has loaned over $1 billion to US small businesses
“We've loaned over a billion dollars to small businesses all across America.”
Noah Breslow May 28, 2014 ▶ 0:18 Noah Breslow & Abhra Mitra, onDeck // Data Driven #27 // May 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital)
Assertion Partly supported
Oliver Wyman study: Bank loans under $100K are almost unprofitable
“Oliver Wyman did a study where they looked at loans to small businesses underneath a 100,000 dollars, and they found that the traditional banking process, which can take about 30 days on average is almost unprofitable, ah, for the bank, ah, in most cases.”
Noah Breslow May 28, 2014 ▶ 1:35 Noah Breslow & Abhra Mitra, onDeck // Data Driven #27 // May 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital)
Assertion Supported
Breslow: US small-dollar business loans fell after the 2008 recession
“The number of small dollar loans to small businesses that has actually fallen since the Great Recession back in 2008, 2009.”
Noah Breslow May 28, 2014 ▶ 2:42 Noah Breslow & Abhra Mitra, onDeck // Data Driven #27 // May 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital)
Assertion Contradicted
Breslow: Small business online banking adoption rose from 60% to 95%
“Even when we started OnDeck, only 60% of small business owners used online banking. Today that number's 95%.”
Noah Breslow May 28, 2014 ▶ 6:27 Noah Breslow & Abhra Mitra, onDeck // Data Driven #27 // May 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital)
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