why aren't all 13 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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Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation spent $1M developing its SaaS MVP before the first sale
“It was a very, very simple it was a very simple model, you could say, and it was a million USD.”
Prediction Held up
Gartner: 65% of the global population will require cookie consent by 2022
“So Gardner says that today, 10% of the world's population live in a country where you need consent to cookies. In two years, it's 65%.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation reaches $2M ARR with 1,500 paying clients
“Well, our total ARR is, is two million USD and we have 1500 paying clients, so you have to do the math.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation is growing over 100% year-on-year
“And it's growing at a rate of a little more than a hundred percent year on year now.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation's sales-assisted accounts average $3,000 to $5,000 ARR
“But the ones that we actually talk to, and the sales reps handle is three to five times that on average. Then we have a number that, that, that pays less, and they are purely self-service via platform.”
Assertion Contradicted
The FTC identified CookieInformation as one of 18 legitimate privacy tech firms
“The federal trade commission did a study and tried to find out what companies have real tech within this area. And there was only 18. We're one of them.”
Assertion Partly supported
The Danish government named CookieInformation a top-seven innovative firm
“By the Danish state, we've been evaluated as one of the seven most innovative companies here. And they have actually given us quite a large grant to expand the company.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation generates $50,000 in monthly EBITDA, growing at 100%
“50,000 USD per month, and it's growing at a hundred percent rate”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation maintains a stable 4% annual churn rate
“Annual churn is four percent and that is stable.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation clients spend 40% more in their second year
“Yes, on average, our existing clients buy for 40% more year two than year one, and we are launching new products continuously that, that keep them motivated to buy more.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation's customer acquisition cost is $500
“Our cost of acquisition is 500 bucks.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation employs 27 people across sales, CS, and engineering
“Totally. We are 27. And we have about half, oh, sorry, one third is sales, one third is customer success, and one third is development.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieInformation holds $300,000 in cash reserves
“Oh, we have 300,000 USD cash.”