Eric Berman

1 appearance on the record.

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4 assertions · 1 opinion · 1 insight · 2 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 4 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, 1 is not yet assessed, and 1 names 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 Eric argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Berman: CollegeClub.com grew to 400 employees and raised $75 million
“It was called a college club.com. We had grown to gosh yeah, about 400 employees raised seventy five million dollars.”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 2:47 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman

Expressed certainty vs assessment result

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weighted support: a fully supported claim counts one, a partly supported claim counts half. Each filled bar is clickable and opens exactly those claims; "none yet" means nothing said at that certainty level has resolved yet

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

Insight
Berman: Founders must prioritize reaching profitability despite what VCs advise
“I wish my twenty-year-old self knew that despite what these venture capitalists say, you got to get to profitability.”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 16:59 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Opinion
Berman: Gary Vaynerchuk has a major digital marketing advantage over older gurus
“I think Gary's in a much, it's much, you know, a better situation, obviously, because the guru himself understands how to do online marketing. And that just means like he, he's constantly there doing stuff every second of the day. Whereas Brian, it's kind of, …”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 8:23 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Assertion Supported
Berman: CollegeClub.com grew to 400 employees and raised $75 million
“It was called a college club.com. We had grown to gosh yeah, about 400 employees raised seventy five million dollars.”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 2:47 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Berman: CollegeClub.com peaked as the 40th largest website on the internet
“And at one point we were the 40th biggest site in the web and really the number one pure college play website”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 3:11 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Assertion Supported
Berman: CollegeClub targeted $500M IPO before selling for ~$25M
“We were going to be going out at a half a billion at the IPO. And I think it ended up selling for about twenty five million through one of the competitors that we were going to buy. They bought us.”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 6:02 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Berman: Brandetize hit $4M revenue in 2015 and targets $5M in 2016
“The 2016 to be closer to five. Last year was closer to four.”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 10:49 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Disclosure
Berman: Brandetize requires client break-even and 3x ROI within two years
“We're going to be investing probably 30 to 50,000 dollars a month in salaries in your brand. So let's just do the math together. I need to make at least two X that and close to three X that over a period of, you know, maybe two X by the end of the first year, …”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 13:40 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman
Disclosure
Berman: Brandetize will cap company headcount at around 75 employees
“And I will never, never go back to 400 people. I like to, I'd say 75 is probably the max I want to hit out at.”
Eric Berman Jan 29, 2017 ▶ 11:05 EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Berman

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Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
EP 554: Brandetize is Jack Canfields Internet Engine, Hits $4M 2015 Revenue with CEO Eric Jan 29, 2017 9m
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