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
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Yaffe: Dude Perfect will transcend its five original founders by 2030
“Five years from now, I think Dude Perfect will be associated with the brand rather than the founders. You'll see other IP underneath the Dude Perfect umbrella. You'll see other talent underneath the Dude Perfect umbrella, and you'll see a number of other produ…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Yaffe: Dude Perfect is the first creator brand building a media powerhouse
“No, I haven't built a creator brand into a media powerhouse because it's never happened. We're the first company going through this.”
Disclosure
Yaffe: Dude Perfect raised nine figures of capital in 2024
“Nine figures of capital last year.”
Disclosure
Dude Perfect CEO: Brand will never become 'edgy' to chase adult demographics
“We're not gonna undermine our brand or the trust that comes along with that just to get, you know, 25 to 34 year olds. We have a big, very, very sizable, especially on YouTube audience that is, you know, in the 14 to 34 They're probably a little bit more casua…”
Assertion Partly supported
Yaffe: Dude Perfect is YouTube's largest sports channel with 61M subscribers
“Now, 16 years later, we're the largest sports count on YouTube. We have sixty one million subscribers.”
Prediction Partly held up
Yaffe: Dude Perfect tour will sell ~250k arena tickets matching NBA prices
“And over the course of this tour, we're going to sell close to a quarter of a million tickets throughout the U S at very, very meaningful ticket prices, average ticket prices that rival an NBA or an NHL game.”