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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Insight
Goel: The Best Advisors Do Not Charge Money For Their Advice
“We do not believe that the best advisors advise others for money.”
Insight
Goel: Leave Jobs Within Two Years Unless Receiving Two Promotions Annually
“The ground rule or the thumb rule that I would suggest is don't stay at a company for more than two years, unless you are like getting two promotions every year.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
KarmaCircles Keeps Monthly Burn at $3K With Indian Engineering Team
“Our burn rate is around dollar 3000 per month because the engineering team is entirely in India.”
Disclosure
KarmaCircles Prices Enterprise SaaS at $2 to $3 Monthly Per User
“Yeah, that is what we are playing with dollar two to dollar three per user per month.”
What-if
Goel: KarmaCircles Has a $500M to $1B TAM If Fully Penetrated
“There are around a hundred million professionals on LinkedIn. Every one of them is part of some company or some business school or some university. So we could actually, if we get them all, we are looking at around half a billion to one billion dollar revenue …”
Assertion Supported
Goel: KarmaCircles Targets the Same Enterprise Base as $1B Yammer
“Yammer got valued at one billion dollars. I think five years back or six years back. And that is exactly the customer base we are going after.”
Disclosure
KarmaCircles Generated Zero Revenue in Its First Year
“So first year we didn't make any money because we came up with the enterprise version only this year.”
Disclosure
KarmaCircles Raised $100K Convertible Note With $3M Cap and 20% Discount
“We have raised money from six angel investors... Just a 100,000 dollars... That was a convertible note... 20% discount and a three million dollar cap.”
Disclosure
Goel: Earned Slightly Under $200K Annual Salary at Microsoft
“Little, little less than 200.”