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Robert Frederick

Founder and CEO, Sirqul · 1 appearance on the record.

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Frederick served as a technical co-founder of Amazon Web Services and led the Amazon Anywhere team. He later founded the IoT and engagement platform Sirqul.

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1 supported 1 partly supported 0 contradicted 1 not checkable as stated how the 3 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

3 assertions · 3 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 3 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, 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 Robert 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
Frederick: Circle's patented hardware tracks indoor locations with shoulder-to-shoulder accuracy
“So we actually have patented hardware with multiple radios inside of it, and those radios, when you place the devices in in the right configuration around a room or a space, hallways, whatever, a stadium, A hotel, a casino, a hospital, you name it, a retail st…”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 4:15 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR

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Disclosure
Circle's passive radio tracking acts as surveillance without user opt-in
“We do that without even having a need to opt-in. It's sort of like radio surveillance.”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 8:22 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR
Assertion Supported
Frederick: Circle's patented hardware tracks indoor locations with shoulder-to-shoulder accuracy
“So we actually have patented hardware with multiple radios inside of it, and those radios, when you place the devices in in the right configuration around a room or a space, hallways, whatever, a stadium, A hotel, a casino, a hospital, you name it, a retail st…”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 4:15 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Frederick: Circle's revenue split is roughly 70% software and 30% hardware
“Oh, it's probably around 7030. When it comes to software to 30% harder if that makes sense.”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 3:40 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR
Assertion Partly supported
Circle: Raised $9M at a $20M pre-money valuation
“Nine million at a 20 pre, so about thirty million dollars is the valuation of the company.”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 12:50 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR
Disclosure
Circle has 15 enterprise customers paying up to hundreds of thousands monthly
“15. 15. major, major customers. And like I said tens of thousands a month. Yep. upwards to hundreds of thousands.”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 14:27 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR
Disclosure
Frederick: Circle grows revenue 25% to 30% year-over-year
“We're basically around 25 to 30%. Year over year.”
Robert Frederick Feb 19, 2019 ▶ 16:15 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR Feb 19, 2019 11m
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