why aren't all 8 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
Lemkin: Algolia, Talkdesk, Greenhouse, or SalesLoft will likely IPO in 2024
“We had a panel of Algolia, Talkdisk, Greenhouse, and I think SalesLoft, they're all at two hundred million and at least three of them, I think, will IPO next year.”
Assertion Partly supported
Sloan: Personalizing sales outreach increases connection rates by up to 300%
“We have 5000 customers that run on the sales loft platform, and they're sending millions of interactions every single day, and we know if somebody actually takes the time to personalize their emails and their phone calls, that they're increasing their connecti…”
Prediction Held up
Cummings: SalesLoft will reach a $1B unicorn valuation within two years
“And so now, seven years later, SalesLoft has over 400 employees, has raised over seventy-five million dollars of venture capital, and in the next two years, if not sooner, my prediction is that they will be a unicorn that you'll be able to read about on TechCr…”
Assertion Supported
Lemkin: Salesloft abandoned $7M in revenue after LinkedIn threatened litigation
“His first product, before Salesoft was the product that it stayed, a different product called Prospector that had seven million in revenue. LinkedIn threatened to sue them, and they had to abandon seven million revenue and start from scratch.”
Assertion Supported
Sloan: Multi-channel sales prospecting yields a 4.7x meeting conversion lift
“We know that if you include multi-channel in your prospecting or your communication, that you get a 4.7 X lift.”
Assertion Supported
Sloan: SalesLoft reached $100M revenue and unicorn status under her leadership
“Fifteen million to, well, it just, we passed a hundred million. So, for all those folks out there, we've got our unicorn status.”
Assertion Supported
Porter notes total sales tech spending now exceeds $300 monthly per rep.
“I've heard that number has gone up dramatically over the last few years, and I've seen north of 300 per month per revenue.”
Assertion Supported
Lemkin notes SalesLoft reached a $1.1 billion unicorn valuation.
“Sales lofts now worth 1.1 billion, but that was almost a dream when we met, right?”