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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Assertion Partly supported
Boom Supersonic recently took a down round at a $2B valuation
“I think he had to take a huge down round, and he tweeted out about it, I believe, and I think his most recent valuation was two billion dollars.”
Assertion Supported
Virgin committed to buying 10 Boom planes the night before YC Demo
“In that extra 24 hours, he ends up getting an email from Virgin the night before Demo Day that says, you're allowed to announce, we'll take the first 10 planes, we've got options on them, and through Virgin Galactic, we'll even help you build it.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Boom Supersonic holds the record with $5B in YC Demo Day LOIs
“Still to this day, nobody's walked into YC Demo Day with five billion dollars worth of letters, letter of intent.”
Assertion Supported
Puri: Justin Caldbeck was an early investor in Snapchat, Grubhub, and Stitch Fix
“He was an investor early on in like Grubhub, Snapchat, Stitch Fix, like Boom, like just like a bunch of companies that have done really well.”
Assertion Partly supported
Boom Supersonic poached Gulfstream's former chief engineer as an early hire
“And he hires up something like six to 10 people, one of which he poaches the former chief engineer of Gulfstream.”
Disclosure
Sam Parr would have passed on investing in Boom Supersonic's early funding
“Yeah I had the opportunity to invest in this company years ago, and I didn't have any money then, but also, I, even if I did, I would have passed on this, because it's a ridiculous proposition.”