Venture capital, startups and investing, on tape.
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491 insights388 disclosures356 assertions75 opinions32 predictions17 what-ifs
every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. Of those 388 claims, 64 carry an assessment, 21 are not yet assessed, and 303 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to pin down. The rest (opinions, what ifs, insights) carry no assessment because the record can never settle them.
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| Person | Eps | Statements | Supported | Partly supported | Contradicted | Full support rate |
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| Joe Speiser | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
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“with AI, B to B now, they can see a problem and they can build a solution sometimes faster than you can, you know, deliver it or for cheaper than you can deliver it.”
Faze Imran, Jul 2, 2026 · ▶ 17:22“If you're trying to make a million bucks a year, do not start a startup. It's a very bad idea. It's going to take a lot longer and be very harder. You just start a service business, do something that…”
Faze Imran, Jul 2, 2026 · ▶ 18:41“That's a big thing is like on the listing, the numbers we put on in terms of engagement or revenue, they were all slightly lower than what the truth was because someone looks at it. They're like, this…”
Gabby Rosen, Feb 12, 2025 · ▶ 11:21