why aren't all 8 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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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Assertion Contradicted
Call center reps using predictive dialers call over 1,000 names daily
“An average call center rep on a predictive dialer is probably going to go through about a thousand plus names in a day.”
Disclosure
Jim Almea bootstrapped B2B lead generation platform MegaLeads with just $800
“I started this business with 800 bucks, you know, and it was really the blood, sweat, and tears, and I just wanted it so damn bad.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Almea: MegaLeads has more than 1,000 customers on its systems
“There are more than a thousand customers on my systems.”
Disclosure
Jim Almea began his marketing career in 1999 sending bulk unsolicited emails
“I got into, I would say affiliate marketing bulk email back in like 99. And I was like, wow, this is pretty cool stuff. I was like, I had the full time job and then I would race home to work on the mailers and get the mail out. Right. We were sending out a lot…”
Disclosure
Almea: MegaLeads domain was acquired for $1,000
“I paid a thousand bucks for it and I built it.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
MegaLeads customers pay around $150 to $170 per month on average
“I would say everybody falls in around one 51 70 somewhere.”
Disclosure
Jim Almea funded MegaLeads with personal capital and a silent investor
“It's all my own money. And then I do have a silent investor.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Almea: MegaLeads ranks mid-page-one organically for major commercial keywords
“Mega leads places somewhere like in the middle of page one organically for a lot of the money keywords.”