why aren't all 9 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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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lynde: 90% of businesses in typical compiler databases have no employees
“Well, if you, the dirty little secret about this business is that 90% of those are non-employer based companies. And companies that are selling B to B services to another company certainly don't want to target other companies with no employees.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SalesScout grew MRR from $35k to $260k in 2017
“I came in, we were at a run rate of 35,000 dollars a month. We closed December at 260. Yeah, in twenty-seventeen. So I came in March first, January first of that year, we were doing about 35,000 in revenue. In December of 2017, we finished at two 60.”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
SalesScout targets $15M to $20M revenue by 2020
“We'll do about three and a half million next year, seven million after that, and 15 to 20 and 20.”
Disclosure
SalesScout spent zero on marketing last year with one salesperson
“We didn't spend a dime on, on marketing last year. We had one person beating the street, and we saw that kind of growth.”
Assertion Partly supported
Lynde: SalesScout counts CenturyLink, RingCentral, and WeWork as customers
“We work with some of the biggest brands out there, CenturyLink, Mitel, RingCentral, Windstream, Iron Mountain, WeWork.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lynde: SalesScout customer contracts range from $60k to $400k annually
“So it can be anywhere from three to 400,000 dollars a year to as little as five to 10,000 dollars a month, right?”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SalesScout maintains annual revenue churn below 2%
“I lost less than two percent.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SalesScout database contains 10M companies and 3.5M decision makers
“We have ten million companies, three and a half million decision makers.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SalesScout counts 30 enterprise and 70 smaller customers
“We have we have 30 enterprise customers, And roughly 70 smaller customers.”