Jun 5, 2020 · Episode 112

Zuckerberg does nothing about Trump, Google’s Incognito is not Incognito?, Amazon bonds and a prediction about 2020 IPOs

4 predictions · 0–2 · 0% accuracy

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Killer Mike's statement in Atlanta about his background and family in law enforcement will be viewed favorably in retrospect.
“I think Killer Mike's statement in Atlanta talking about his background, his family he has a lot of family in law enforcement. And I just thought he struck to such a fantastic tone, and I think that statement is going to age really well.”
Media · Unfalsifiable · by Jun 5, 2021 (inferred)
Can’t be gradedToo vague
Justin Trudeau's 21 seconds of silence in response to a question will be viewed favorably in retrospect as an example of good leadership.
“The other statement that I think is going to age really well, and that I think a lot of, I'll call it, young men should take pause and really learn from, I thought one of the more interesting statements of this entire crisis was the twenty one seconds of silence from Justin Trudeau.”
Politics · Unfalsifiable · by Jun 5, 2021 (inferred)
Can’t be gradedToo vague
The class of companies that IPO in the second half of 2020 and first quarter of 2021 will be the best performing IPO class of the last decade (i.e., outperform IPO classes from the prior ten years).
“The IPO class of the last half of twenty twenty in the first quarter of twenty twenty one will be the best performing IPO class of the last decade.”
Markets · Judgment call · by Mar 31, 2021
Didn’t happenResolved 2021
Many companies that were lining up for direct listings or IPOs will not end up going public due to the economic damage from the pandemic.
“And as a result of the real economy getting hit hard, there are a lot of companies that were kind of lining up for direct listings or IPOs that aren't going to get out.”
Markets · Judgment call · by Jun 5, 2021 (inferred)
Didn’t happenResolved 2020