Perhaps it wasn't a lie, but rather plans changed? He made the statement at the beginning of the month, maybe that was the plan at the time of his statement?
I know it's fashionable to accuse Gary of lying all the time, but perhaps there's more to it than that?
Today's tweet shows that the company still has the intent to list on QB, so looks to me like there must have been a reason that delayed the application back in September.