why aren't all 7 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
DeSena predicts Wall Street regulations will ease under the Trump administration
“No, I think things are going to ease up, but that, that's not, that wasn't the rationale for me to put this here.”
Opinion
DeSena: Portfolio company Tradelegs could replace Delta One desks at banks
“You could point to a company that we have called Tradelegs, which basically could replace the Delta one desks at all of the all of the big banks.”
Insight
DeSena: Post-2008 Wall Street lost generational knowledge of electronic transitions
“The knowledge that has seen the industry progress from a pure manual process to an electronic form, those guys are all gone. A lot of them are gone, and now you have much younger people filling that void, and there's a big bunch of stuff missing. Just a pure k…”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
DeSena: Distributed ledger tech is ready for prime time in 2017
“It absolutely is ready for prime time. And I, it's ready for prime time for those who have built the technology proper. So I think this is going to be a year where the haves and the have nots are going to be distinguished.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
DeSena: SenaHill advised or led close to $200M in 2016 transactions
“It was definitely more than a hundred million bucks. Close to two hundred million, I believe.”
Assertion Contradicted
DeSena: Symbiont signed a deal with Delaware for digital company registration
“Well, they have signed a deal with the state of Delaware. And companies now are going to be able to register their companies digitally. So Symbiont is going to be at the point of formation of all of these companies.”
Assertion Supported
DeSena: Banks spent $200B on tech in 2015, 75% on maintenance
“There was a report published that said in, I forgot who published it, but in. 15, two hundred billion dollars worldwide was spent by the banks in technology. 75% of that was basically maintenance.”