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 Supported
Podium scaled from $0 to $60M ARR in four years
“In the past five years, my co-founder Dennis and I have built a SaaS company outside of Silicon Valley from zero to sixty million dollars of ARR in four years.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Podium grew from $1M to $10M ARR in just over one year
“That took about a year, a little longer than a year, but we went from one to ten million of ARR, and the whole theme of that year for us was building our credibility network.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Podium scaled from under 10 to over 100 employees in 2015
“And that year for us, in the year of 2015, we went from one, we went from less than 10 employees to over a hundred, and because of the advice that Andrew Mason gave us, we focused on our values, we started hiring based on our values, and we decided to make a r…”
Assertion Supported
Podium tripled its ARR from $10M to $30M in 2017
“Now, next, the next year, in 2017, we went from just over ten million of ARR to 30.”
Assertion Supported
Podium doubled its ARR from $30M to $60M in 2018
“Now, the next year, ah, we went from 30 to 60, and that was another big year, not quite as big of a jump as 10 to 30, but in that year, we basically pulled away from the pack.”
Assertion Supported
Podium hit 550 employees and $92M in funding in four years
“Four years ago, it was me and my co-founder Dennis in the spare bedroom of my apartment. Today, we have 550 employees. Ninety-two million dollars of funding”