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Pandora was rejected 300 times by investors before securing funding.
"Pandora rejected 300 times." (said at 0:01:02)
No published record matching the claim that Pandora was rejected 300 times by investors before securing funding was located; this does not prove the claim false.
corroborated by web sourcesMedia reports and interviews with Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren document that he pitched more than 300 venture capitalists and investors who turned down the company before it successfully secured funding in 2004.
businessinsider.com
James Dyson developed 5,126 failed prototypes before creating the successful Dyson vacuum cleaner.
"The Dyson vacuum, 5,126 failed prototypes." (said at 0:01:09)
No published record matching the claim that James Dyson developed 5,126 failed prototypes before creating the successful Dyson vacuum cleaner was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Grammarly Pro scans 16 billion web pages for potential plagiarism and AI detection.
"scanning 16 billion web pages for potential plagiarism and AI detection, so you can submit your work with confidence." (said at 0:04:09)
No published record matching the claim that Grammarly Pro scans 16 billion web pages for potential plagiarism and AI detection was located; this does not prove the claim false.
corroborated by web sourcesGrammarly states that its plagiarism and originality checking tools cross-reference submitted text against a database of over 16 billion web pages and academic papers.
grammarly.com
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