why aren't all 11 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;
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Disclosure
John Jonas refuses to use Google Analytics due to distrust of Google
“I don't, I ignore Google Analytics. I don't have Google Analytics on my site. I don't like Google Analytics. I don't like the way it gives data. I don't trust its data. I don't trust Google.”
Opinion
John Jonas calls building email lists "dumb" because people hate email
“Everybody's always saying, oh, you got to build a list. And I'm like, you know what? That's, this is dumb. People hate email. And so we don't do it”
Assertion Supported
Jonas: Full-time developers in the Philippines cost $1,500 monthly
“So like in the Philippines, you're going to pay for that same developer, 1500 bucks a month for full-time work.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jonas: OnlineJobs Did No Direct Marketing to Attract Filipino Workers
“Actually, I never did anything to bring the Filipinos in. I talked to my team that were working for me and said, Hey, what can we do to market this? And they said, Oh, I can do this. Oh, I can do this. I can do this. And they went and did everything. I've neve…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
John Jonas claims OnlineJobs.ph annual revenue significantly exceeds $1.7 million
“I mean, that, that revenue is way lower than our actual revenue.”
Disclosure
John Jonas limits workweek to delegation, never touching internal systems
“My, the only thing I do is respond to the work that's being done or give instruction for creating new work. I don't ever touch anything. I don't touch the systems. I don't touch the website.”
Disclosure
OnlineJobs.ph hosts 500,000 Filipino resumes on its platform
“We have half a million Filipino resumes.”
Disclosure
Jonas: OnlineJobs.ph has never raised outside capital
“We have, we never raise money.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jonas: 40,000 Filipinos hired through OnlineJobs.ph over past year
“So, 40,000 Filipinos have gotten jobs in the last 12 months.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jonas: Nearly 200,000 employers have used OnlineJobs.ph since launch
“Well, no, it's closer to 200,000.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jonas: OnlineJobs.ph employs 21 full-time team members in the Philippines
“We have 21 people full-time in the Philippines.”