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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▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Assertion Supported
Mattisson: Minut analyzes data on-device and transmits only metadata to the cloud
“Like, we make sure to make all the analysis on the device and only pass the metadata to the cloud so that there's no privacy issues.”
Insight
Mattisson: Consumer hardware target pricing is 4x manufacturing cost
“Typically in a consumer hardware product, you try to sell it for about four times what it costs to make it. And that's like a rule of thumb that we're following.”
Opinion
Mattisson: The environment for angel and VC investing has worsened
“The general atmosphere for angel investing has become worse. And of course, VC is even more so like, I mean, they're trying to be really fast with following the market.”
Insight
Mattisson: Correlating sound with air pressure changes reliably detects broken windows
“So if you just drop a water glass and it breaks, it might give off a similar kind of sound, but it won't change the air pressure, which a breaking window will. So when you have these things happening at the same time, you can be fairly certain that, that the w…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mattisson: 7% of Minut Kickstarter video viewers bought the device
“About seven percent of the people who watched the video ended up purchasing the product.”
Assertion Partly supported
Mattisson: Minut raised $300k from angels and $250k on Kickstarter
“We've raised about 300,000 dollars from angels, and then the quarter million from Kickstarter, and that's up until about now, we're taking about 200 K in another debt round.”
Disclosure
Mattisson: Visa restrictions forced me to return to Sweden to launch Minut
“And unfortunately I wasn't able to stay in the U S with my visa. So I basically had to leave and I moved back and started the company here.”