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:
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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Walling: TinySeed will generate venture-like returns from $10M–$100M outcomes
“I don't think we will have a billion dollar outcome. I just don't see that being reasonable. I think we'll have a lot of 10 to 50, 10 to a hundred million dollar outcomes, and the number, we've run a bunch of models, and in fact, if you go to tinyc.com slash t…”
Assertion Supported
Walling: Squadcast generates several million dollars in annual revenue
“Squadcast doing several million a year in revenue, and they're not doing it on the fly fishing podcast.”
Assertion Contradicted
Walling: 20% to 25% of Bootstrapped SaaS Startups Lack Technical Founders
“We actually asked, so we do a state of independent SAS survey, and we put out a report, like an industry report, and we asked the question, Do you have at least one technical founder? Right? Or, you know, and yes or no, right? And the number of SaaS companies,…”
Assertion Supported
Walling: ScrapingBee crossed $1M ARR in late 2021
“So they crossed a million dollars in annual recurring just two, three months ago”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rob Walling: MicroConf expects $1M to $1.5M in top-line revenue this year
“We'll sell seven, like low seven figures, like a million, million and a half dollars, I think, in top line this year, maybe? Somewhere in that range.”