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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Opinion
Fox: Competitors Vertigo and Eavesdrop have flopped and floundered
“You know, there's Vertigo tried to do it. It flopped out. It's had, it's exchanged founders several times. There's another one called Eavesdrop. Eavesdrop's kind of floundered.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Fox: The winner in social music will be platform-agnostic
“The winner of the social space will be agnostic. Whether you get your music from your coworker, your girlfriend, Or even your favorite athlete or celebrity, they might not have the same music service as you. They might have Apple Music, you have Spotify, and s…”
Disclosure
Fox: NFL Stars Baker Mayfield and Patrick Mahomes Are Earbuds Investors
“Baker Mayfield invested in our last round. Patrick Mahomes is coming in this round.”
Insight
Fox: Founders should demand investor value-add tradeoffs when asked to lower valuation
“I don't want to negotiate against myself, so when they ask me to lower the valuation, I ask them, well, how else can you help? And I think there's a trade-off there.”
Assertion Supported
Fox: Earbuds has partnered with Spotify and Apple Music
“So we've partnered with Spotify and Apple Music, and so instead of just listening to music, we allow you to broadcast it, where other people can tune in live and listen along with you in complete, synchronized, real-time.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fox: Earbuds has roughly 5,000 MAUs during soft launch
“It varies, but plus or -5000.”
Disclosure
Fox: Earbuds Raised $630K Friends & Family and $1.5M in Previous Rounds
“I raised 630,000 from friends and family, and then last year we raised 1.5.”