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 Partly supported
Isenberg: Nikita Bier launched TBH as a hail Mary before Facebook sale
“And he ended up as like a hail Mary launching TBH. It ends up going viral and like tens of millions of people download it and ends up selling to Facebook, like for tens of millions of dollars, like a couple months later.”
What-if
Nikita Bier: TBH Would Have Failed If Launched on First Try
“If we just struck it on the first try, I think it would have crashed and burned really quickly.”
Assertion Contradicted
Nikita Bier: TBH Reached Nine Million Users in 90 Days
“I mean, nine million users in I think it was like, 90 days.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Isenberg: Nikita Bier nearly shut down his startup before launching TBH
“Like, you know, Nikita beer, for example you know, TBH, that app that he eventually sold to Facebook, like was like, I mean, I remember him calling me and being like, Hey dude, like, do you know how to shut down an office and shut down a company? And I was lik…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Nikita Bier: TBH Received Acquisition Term Sheet Within Six Weeks
“We got the term sheet within six weeks of launching the app and we sold, it was kind of like a dream come true situation.”
Assertion Supported
Nikita Bier: TBH Was the 15th App Built Over Five Years
“We built we did it for five years. We built 15 apps. We were about to shut down. We were very close to it. And the 15th app went straight to number one in the app store, right as we were, like, basically turning off the lights in the office.”