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:
▮▮▮▮▮ certainty ·
▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Chen: Testimonial.to will reach multi-million dollar scale in 3-5 years
“I have confidence that I bring testimony to multimillion dollars in next, you know, I would say three to five years.”
Assertion Supported
Chen: Testimonial.to created zero blog content for Google SEO
“There's actually no dedicated you know, content. I didn't really wrote any testimonial related blog posts.”
Disclosure
Chen: Testimonial.to has over 100 active paying subscribers
“I have a little bit over a hundred active subscribers right now.”
Disclosure
Chen: Testimonial.to crossed $4,000 in monthly recurring revenue
“Last month was a little bit less than 4000 US dollars, but this month and, you know two days ago, I just across 4000 US dollars MRR.”
Prediction Held up
Chen predicts Testimonial.to will hit $100,000 ARR by late 2021
“I think, you know, based on the current trajectory of the growth and I will have high chance to reach a 100,000 dollars.”
Disclosure
Chen: Testimonial.to grew without paid ads or cold outbound emails
“I actually don't have any other marketing channels, so I don't have any code email outbound. I don't have, I don't run any paid ads”
Disclosure
Chen: Testimonial.to raised under $100,000 from Earnest Capital
“It's less than a 100,000 dollars.”
Assertion Supported
Chen details Earnest Capital's shared earnings and equity buyback structure
“They invest, let's say they invest a 100,000 US dollars for, let's say six percent equity. And you know, you probably get a term to say in the next few years, if you generate revenue and you just return three X of the a 100,000 dollars, which is 3000 300,000 d…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chen: Most top-tier Testimonial.to customers are SaaS companies
“Most of my big customers for testimonial, if they sign up the ultimate plan, the most expensive plan are from SaaS companies.”