- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_date", "conflict": "Startup Intros lists founding year as 1997 in metadata while body text says 2010", "preferred_value": "2010", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/1000memories", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000Memories", "https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/newsroom/press-releases/ancestrycom-acquires-1000memories"]}, {"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": "Sources report $3.0M (Forbes/AllThingsD), $2.54M outside investment (TechCrunch at acquisition), or $2.52M aggregate (CB Insights/kando); difference likely reflects whether YC/seed and angel/Series A components are counted consistently", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/02/16/facebooks-death-problem-and-the-start-up-that-seized-it-2/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/ancestry-com-acquires-photo-digitization-and-sharing-service-1000memories/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/1000memories"]}, {"field": "funding_round_count", "conflict": "Founder Jonathan Good later described growing 1000memories through 3 rounds of capital; databases variously list 2–3 rounds depending on whether YC, angel, and Series A are separated", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/1000memories", "https://mashable.com/archive/1000memories-funding", "https://allthingsd.com/20110216/1000memories-funded-by-greylock-angels/"]}, {"field": "series_a_close_date", "conflict": "Mashable reports Series A closed late 2010; public announcement was February 16, 2011; AllThingsD notes funds raised the prior fall but kept under wraps until disclosure", "source_urls": ["https://mashable.com/archive/1000memories-funding", "https://allthingsd.com/20110216/1000memories-funded-by-greylock-angels/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/02/16/facebooks-death-problem-and-the-start-up-that-seized-it-2/"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "YC company page lists team size 2; TechCrunch/Ancestry report 6 employees at acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/1000memories", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/ancestry-com-acquires-photo-digitization-and-sharing-service-1000memories/"]}, {"field": "product_positioning", "conflict": "YC and early coverage describe memorial sites; by 2011–2012 positioning shifted to photo digitization/shoebox and family photo sharing", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/1000memories", "https://www.heraldextra.com/business/2012/oct/03/ancestrycom-buys-photo-scanner-memories/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/27/1000memories-expands-beyond-digital-memorials-becomes-a-facebook-for-the-past/"]}, {"field": "post_acquisition_service_continuity", "conflict": "At acquisition, TechCrunch reported no shutdown and continued development; Wikipedia states standalone service shut down in late 2013", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/ancestry-com-acquires-photo-digitization-and-sharing-service-1000memories/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000Memories"]}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": "Purchase price and valuation not disclosed in any primary source reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/newsroom/press-releases/ancestrycom-acquires-1000memories", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/ancestry-com-acquires-photo-digitization-and-sharing-service-1000memories/"]}, {"field": "shutdown_date", "gap": "Exact date in late 2013 when standalone service ended not specified in sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000Memories"]}, {"field": "yc_seed_amount", "gap": "Standard Y Combinator investment amount for S10 not confirmed in primary press sources; third-party database lists $15k seed dated Jan 1, 2010 (likely placeholder)", "source_urls": ["https://kando.tech/company/1000memories", "https://mashable.com/archive/1000memories-funding"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://allthingsd.com/20110216/1000memories-funded-by-greylock-angels/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000Memories", "https://kando.tech/company/1000memories", "https://mashable.com/archive/1000memories-funding", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/1000memories", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/27/1000memories-expands-beyond-digital-memorials-becomes-a-facebook-for-the-past/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/03/1000memories-introduces-shoeboxes-for-more-private-photo-sharing/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/ancestry-com-acquires-photo-digitization-and-sharing-service-1000memories/", "https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/newsroom/press-releases/ancestrycom-acquires-1000memories", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/1000memories", "https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1108/best-small-companies-10-y-combinator-paul-graham-new-class.html", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/02/16/facebooks-death-problem-and-the-start-up-that-seized-it-2/", "https://www.heraldextra.com/business/2012/oct/03/ancestrycom-buys-photo-scanner-memories/", "https://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2011/10/1000memories-launches-shoebox-app-for-iphone-puts-a-scanner-in-your-pocket/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/1000memories"]