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;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chaser can beat Trello's Slack app because it lacks stickiness
“What I think, though, is we can beat Trello in the app store, and that's because Yeah, I've used the Trello app. It isn't sticky. It doesn't, it's just pinging a channel whenever somebody you know, moves a card across the Trello board. It only really stayed on…”
Assertion Contradicted
Chaser is a project management tool that requires only one user
“Chaser is the only project management software that only one user needs to use”
Disclosure
Chaser raised a $100K VC round at a $7M valuation cap
“We did that on a seven mil valuation cap.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Thriver's revenue dropped 97% when the COVID-19 pandemic hit
“The issue was that our revenue tanked 97% when COVID hit.”
Opinion
Project management software is broken because teams resist workflow changes
“Projects management software is widely broken right now. And that's because most teams don't care enough to adapt their workflow around it.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chaser's Slack MVP maintained 43% user retention at week 16
“And what I can tell you is that for 16 weeks of using our MVP, we still have 43% retention.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
One hundred companies have started using Chaser's free Slack MVP
“We've had a hundred companies start using us.”
Assertion Contradicted
Chaser lets users delegate tasks to anyone, regardless of their platform
“Where Chaser comes in is it can send and delegate tasks to anybody, whether or not
They're engaged with any platform.”
Disclosure
Chaser raised $120K from a VC and two angel investors
“So we raised a 120,000 dollars so far. A hundred from a VC and 20 from a pair of angels.”
Disclosure
Chaser operates with two contract developers and two unpaid co-founders
“Four. Myself, my co-founder who are not paid we're roughing it out, and I just moved to San Francisco, so that is tough to be living here without a salary. And then we have two developers. Yeah. They're on contracts, but they're working full-time hours.”
Disclosure
Josh Martel and his co-founder split Chaser's equity 50-50
“We discussed it, but we both were very happy with fifty-fifty.”