why aren't all 7 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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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: Very Few One-Person Companies Will Ever Reach $100M in Revenue
“I don't think that we are going to see very many one person companies reach significant scale measured in nine figures of revenue.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: Bay Area Times pioneered the visual newsletter format
“We have Bay Area times. It is a newsletter focused on business, tech, and finance. We pioneered something called a visual newsletter.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: Joe Rogan generates $50M revenue per employee on a two-person team
“Joe Rogan's got two employees himself and one other person, and they have a hundred million dollar deal with Spotify. They do fifty million dollars per employee.”
Assertion Partly supported
Pompliano: BuzzFeed generates $400M revenue with 1,000+ staff at $50M market cap
“BuzzFeed has over a thousand employees. They do four hundred million dollars in revenue, and the company's worth fifty million dollars in the public market.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: Bay Area Times had zero employees for nine months
“With Bay Area times, it was just me and him from February until two weeks ago. There was no employees. There was no anything.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: Bay Area Times will quickly surpass The Pomp Letter
“Barry at times is very quickly going to become bigger than the pomp letter.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pompliano: Employment Business Placed Over 3,000 People in Two Years
“One example, we've got a business in the employment sector. We've helped over 3000 people get a job in the last two years.”