The Ledger

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Assertion Contradicted
Lyons: No tech companies had appeared on Shark Tank before 2012
“I mean, at the time there had been no tech companies on Shark Tank.”
Bill Lyons Nov 5, 2016 ▶ 3:40 EP 469: SharkTank Sunk Him, Then He Won Big With $1.4M with Revestor CEO Bill Lyons
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bill Lyons: Mortgage company grew from $500K in 2014 to $5.5M in 2016
“At the end of 2013 and in 2014, we did 500 K in revenue, 2015, 1.7. And in 2016, we're going to do 5.5 million.”
Bill Lyons Nov 5, 2016 ▶ 5:05 EP 469: SharkTank Sunk Him, Then He Won Big With $1.4M with Revestor CEO Bill Lyons
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bill Lyons: Revestor never surpassed 1,000 paying users post-Shark Tank
“We built it up to about 15,000 users. We never got over a thousand paid users and it just kind of sat there for awhile.”
Bill Lyons Nov 5, 2016 ▶ 4:26 EP 469: SharkTank Sunk Him, Then He Won Big With $1.4M with Revestor CEO Bill Lyons
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lyons: Prior business reached $20M revenue before losing everything in 2007
“You know, I had a company before, It did twenty million in revenue you know, seven and I lost everything.”
Bill Lyons Nov 5, 2016 ▶ 11:36 EP 469: SharkTank Sunk Him, Then He Won Big With $1.4M with Revestor CEO Bill Lyons
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