why aren't all 11 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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Prediction Didn’t hold up
Radhakrishna: Koo will be more profitable than any Indian social platform
“So I think all of these reasons put together, these have come together now and kind of like, you know, answered why we exist and why we will be more profitable than any other platform that has started off from India.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: 99% of Indian users will never pay Twitter for verification
“For countries like India, Where even the top one percent will think twice about paying Twitter that money. The rest of the 99% will never pay.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: Musk's strategy at Twitter is great for Koo globally
“Every move that Elon is taking might be good for the US and the US business, but for the rest of the world, I think it's great for coup.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: UPI will disrupt Visa and Mastercard internationally
“So fintech, like UPI and, you know, everything else that India has developed, I think is amazing. We're already integrating with the Singapore and Middle East, and so I think that is a welcome change. It will disrupt Visa, MasterCard, you know, all of these.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: The US will allow Koo because India allows Twitter
“Because we allow Twitter to operate in India. US will allow coup to operate in US as well as long as the users love it.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: Koo earns more per active user than most Indian platforms
“When we've started monetizing, we've already seen that in four months, We make more money per active user than most other platforms that have started in India, right?”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: Koo's model will work identically across international markets
“Like the model in India will work in Brazil or Germany or Indonesia, you know, all the same. You just need to go and build the networks independently.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: Southeast Asia and Middle East are more profitable tech markets than India
“Rather than going to Southeast Asia and Middle East and everything. But those markets actually are more profitable, more, you know, there's a lot more money there to be made.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: 80% of Koo platform content is non-English
“We're the largest language open network in the country where user generated content happens. You know, 80% of our platform is actually non-English.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Radhakrishna: No Indian company exists among global consumer tech giants
“So when you say global tech, it's Google, Facebook, Twitter, you know, Microsoft, everybody else. There is no Indian name there.”
Assertion Supported
Radhakrishna: Koo has surpassed 60 million global downloads
“So we've got sixty million plus downloads across the world. We've got presence in Brazil as well. So the two main countries that have deeper presence is India and Brazil today.”