ClaimsMarc Andreessen

“which turns out is going to be just a giant market in industries, oil and gas, and insurance”

Marc Andreessen, interviewee 1 January 2018 The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Marc Andreessen (#163) (Tim Ferriss blog) archived copy

Prediction Technology

Commercial drones will become a giant market in industries such as oil and gas and insurance.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Reasoning

Prediction with no horizon and vague 'giant market'.

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Marc Andreessen, “Commercial drones will become a giant market in industries such as oil and gas and insurance.” (said 1 January 2018). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_03d941f1749d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_03d941f1749d

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