The Ledger

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why aren't all 4 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: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Contradicted
Capturing 20% of global freight makes a company bigger than Saudi Aramco
“Our goal is to get to 20 or 40% market share. If you do that, you're the biggest company on planet earth. Like full stop, like bigger than Saudi Aramco.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 30, 2018 ▶ 45:21 Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator
Assertion Contradicted
Flexport surpassed FedEx to become the 17th largest global freight forwarder
“We are now, we last month we passed FedEx and panel Pina, which are, we're now number 17. Oh, out of about 20,000 freight forwarders in the world in four years.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 30, 2018 ▶ 44:44 Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator
Assertion Contradicted
Petersen: Air Freight Is on Average 5x More Expensive Than Ocean Freight
“Air freight on average, about five times more expensive than ocean freight.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 30, 2018 ▶ 37:17 Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator
Assertion Contradicted
Petersen: The largest global freight forwarder has only 2% market share
“Now, the largest in the world only has two percent market share.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 30, 2018 ▶ 45:08 Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator
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