why aren't all 7 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 Supported
Grammarly publicly disclosed its $13 billion funding valuation
“So we raised at thirteen billion valuation, and we disclosed that valuation.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Grammarly research shows improved writing habits transfer to users' spoken communication
“When we do user research, we notice that people who use Grammarly repeatedly adopt patterns of communication, more effective patterns of communication, translated to non-written communication as well. So for example, if Grammarly keeps suggesting that you don'…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Grammarly was already profitable when it hired outside CEO Brad Hoover
“We were making good revenue and being profitable at the time already. But the company was still very small.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Grammarly's co-founders spent nearly $1 million of personal savings before launching
“I think it was close to a million.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Grammarly's first version produced approximately 50% false positives
“And the result was probably half of it was real issues and half of it was false positives.”
Assertion Supported
Grammarly charged approximately $95 per year for its initial product
“We charged, I think, 90 dollars a year, something like that. Yeah. Yeah, or a hundred. Yeah, I think 95 dollars a year.”
Assertion Supported
Blackboard acquired Max Litvin's plagiarism detection startup MyDropbox in 2007
“My company was my Dropbox. Not to be confused with Dropbox. It was a plagiarism detection company, and it was bought by Blackboard in 2007.”