Debapriyo Ghosh

1 appearance on the record.

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1 prediction · 6 assertions · 1 disclosure · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 7 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, and 5 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Debapriyo argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable contradicted claim

Assertion Contradicted
Ghosh: Rwango is the only Wi-Fi proximity marketing company globally
“And we are the only guys in the world who do wifi based proximity marketing.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 13:26 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags

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Everything Debapriyo Ghosh said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Contradicted
Ghosh: Rwango is the only Wi-Fi proximity marketing company globally
“And we are the only guys in the world who do wifi based proximity marketing.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 13:26 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ghosh: Wi-Fi beacons achieve 10x reach because users leave Wi-Fi on
“So, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, because Wi-Fi, most people keep Wi-Fi enabled on their phones, so the reach of for proximity marketing with a technology like ours is 10 times greater.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 5:36 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ghosh: Amazon Go cashierless model is the way forward for retail
“I think so. I think so. There will obviously be corner cases and usability issues, but I think it definitely is the way forward.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 9:42 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Assertion Contradicted
Ghosh: Amazon Go relies on Bluetooth for proximity and Wi-Fi for range
“I hear from guys there that they're using Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi. Bluetooth for near-field communications or, you know, communications that need much more granularity and Wi-Fi for a little far away communication.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 10:07 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Disclosure
Ghosh: Rwango is actively considering holding an Initial Coin Offering
“We are looking into it very actively. But you know, it all depends.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 11:22 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ghosh: Rwango generates $15K monthly recurring revenue plus setup fees
“We do 15 K in monthly recurring and a few thousand more on top of that.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 3:31 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ghosh: Rwango deployed 500 locations from four inbound leads
“We got this lead while our product was still under development through our website inquiry, and we got around four leads, and between these four customers they basically had 500 locations where they got.”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 12:54 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ghosh: Rwango's standard beacons reach 80 feet, specialized units reach 500 meters
“Around 80 feet is our tested range. You know, we can assure that it go works up to 80 feet. Although we have a, you know, special beacons which have antennas where we have extended the range up to half a kilometer for certain specific, special use cases. But y…”
Debapriyo Ghosh May 22, 2018 ▶ 5:01 1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
1032 How Indian RetailTech CEO Is Attacking Market with Tags May 22, 2018 7m
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