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
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Amir: Angels demand minimum 3x liquidation return clauses in startup deals
“If you were to go out and raise angel funding, one thing you'll start noticing is that if your company, let's say, goes down for any reason or did not work out these angel investors have a clause in there that gets them at a minimum three times return.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Amir: Blurbiz clients include GQ, Teen Vogue, and Allure
“Our clients include people like GQ Magazine, Teen Vogue, Vogue Magazine, Allure.”
Disclosure
Amir: Blurbiz charges $2,000 to $5,000 monthly per account
“We charge two to 5000 dollars a month per account depending on how many accounts the client is setting up and we if it's five plus, then we can be more flexible on the pricing side.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Amir: Blurbiz has 20 active customers as of July 2016
“We're working with 20 customers right now.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Amir: Blurbiz generates well over $50k in MRR
“We're doing a well over 50 right now.”
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Amir: Blurbiz expects to close $2M round by month's end
“We're expecting to wrap up a two million dollar round by the end of this month.”
Assertion Contradicted
Amir: Blurbiz is raising at a $10M post-money valuation
“This can be set at a ten million post.”
Disclosure
Amir: Blurbiz co-founders pay themselves about $2,500 per month each
“You know it might be a lot less than most people are used to, but we just pay ourselves about 2500 each.”
Insight
Amir: Brands targeting Snapchat should achieve at least 25,000 views per story
“If it's for brands, if they can at least achieve about 25,000 views per story, they're doing pretty decently. If they're, most brands if they have a gear strategy towards Snapchat, I can hit this number off pretty fast leveraging those social properties. Anyth…”