The Ledger

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why aren't all 5 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 Not checkable as stated
Butterfield: Tiny Speck Placed Every Single Laid-Off Employee into a Job
“And we ended up getting every single person a job.”
Stewart Butterfield Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 24:59 Slack's Stewart Butterfield: The Big Pivot
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Butterfield: Glitch Investors and Co-Founders Wanted to Keep Going
“And that was a tough conversation with our board and our investors, because they actually wanted us to keep going. It was a tough conversation with the other co-founders who also wanted to keep going.”
Stewart Butterfield Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 22:46 Slack's Stewart Butterfield: The Big Pivot
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Butterfield: 97% of Glitch Users Abandoned the Game Within Five Minutes
“It was incredibly powerful for the small minority of people for whom it worked. So they spent 20 hours a week playing, and they were very committed. It was a super tight community. But most people, like, you know, 97% who signed up would be out of there within…”
Stewart Butterfield Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 20:15 Slack's Stewart Butterfield: The Big Pivot
Disclosure
Butterfield: Tiny Speck had $5.5M left when pivoting away from Glitch
“We still had five and a half million dollars or something like that left in the bank. So we didn't have to shut down”
Stewart Butterfield Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 27:01 Slack's Stewart Butterfield: The Big Pivot
Assertion Supported
Hoffman: Glitch Raised $17.5M and Employed 45 People Over Four Years
“Four years of development, 45 employees, tens of thousands of players, 17 and a half million dollars raised.”
Reid Hoffman Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 20:00 Slack's Stewart Butterfield: The Big Pivot
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