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 Not checkable as stated
Bernshteyn: Coupa prospects froze dealmaking during month one of COVID lockdowns
“There was almost a deer in headlights moment amongst all of our, you know, the vast majority, I would say of our prospects around the world, whereas we don't know what's going to happen. So we actually need your help. You know, we need to get PPE equipment. We…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Coupa deployments average 6–9 months for enterprise, 4–5 weeks mid-market
“Well, the average is roughly six to nine months for enterprise customers, our mid-market customers, you know, four, maybe five weeks.”
Assertion Partly supported
Bernshteyn: Spend data showed brick-and-mortar retail declining quarters before COVID-19
“When we're looking at our business spend index, if your viewers go to spendindex.com, they can see the data on that. I mean, we've been looking to retail for three, four quarters, and it's been trending down.”
Assertion Supported
Bernshteyn: Nearly half of US B2B payments remain paper-based checks
“A lot of manual, a lot of paper in the United States, right? Nearly half is paper-based checks.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Bernshteyn: Coupa's 2009 round was $7M at a $15.5M post-money valuation
“Our first raise that, that I was involved in was, you know, was fifteen million and a half posts, right? It was I think seven million dollar raise, 15 and a half post.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bernshteyn: Zero early Coupa customers used its 12-month money-back guarantee
“No, not even that material. None asked for the money back.”