- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_conflict": {"value": "YC lists founded 2013; Crunchbase/Tracxn list 2014; Finovate article cites 2012 for Blockspring (likely erroneous—may conflate with Coinbase founding)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blockspring", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring", "https://finovate.com/coinbase-buys-data-enabling-startup-blockspring/"]}, "hq_location_conflict": {"value": "YC lists Los Angeles, CA; Crunchbase/Mergr/TechCrunch/Coindesk list San Francisco, CA", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blockspring", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquihires-san-francisco-startup-blockspring/"]}, "founder_listing_gap": {"value": "YC profile lists only Don Pinkus and Jason Tokoph; Paul Katsen widely documented as co-founder/CEO in press, Crunchbase, Tracxn", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blockspring", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/smart-spreadsheet-service-blockspring-raises-3-4-million/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring"]}, "funding_round_label_conflict": {"value": "Crunchbase/TechCrunch label $3.4M (2015) as Seed; Tracxn labels same round Series A", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/smart-spreadsheet-service-blockspring-raises-3-4-million/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blockspring/__uEWzGck-zt6NBZ9LnDcYbN9XJ9s7MPCmMcFoH9lmAK8/funding-and-investors"]}, "total_funding_discrepancy": {"value": "Crunchbase $3.5M vs Tracxn $3.62M (difference likely YC $120K seed not counted in Crunchbase total)", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blockspring/__uEWzGck-zt6NBZ9LnDcYbN9XJ9s7MPCmMcFoH9lmAK8/funding-and-investors"]}, "acquisition_date_variance": {"value": "Press coverage Jan 17 2019; some sources reference company blog announcement Jan 14 2019", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquihires-san-francisco-startup-blockspring/", "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-exchange-coinbase-acquires-san-003500386.html"]}, "crunchbase_status_stale": {"value": "Crunchbase still lists operating status Active despite product shutdown Dec 2022", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring", "https://www.blockspring.com/"]}, "acquisition_terms_unknown": {"value": "Deal price and structure undisclosed; characterized as acqui-hire/talent acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquihires-san-francisco-startup-blockspring/", "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquires-andreessen-horowitzbacked-startup-blockspring"]}, "employee_count_uncertain": {"value": "No authoritative current headcount; YC=3 at batch, CEO LinkedIn claims ~13 at peak, third-party directories post-shutdown unreliable", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blockspring", "https://linkedin.com/in/paulkatsen", "https://leadiq.com/c/blockspring/5a1d8ea95400005b0074cf35"]}, "revenue_unverified": {"value": "LinkedIn-derived third-party claim of $2.0M annual revenue; not independently verified in primary sources", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/paulkatsen"]}, "customer_count_unverified": {"value": "TechCrunch (2019) cites 'thousands' of companies; no audited figure found", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquihires-san-francisco-startup-blockspring/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://apievangelist.com/2014/08/01/the-emerging-landscape-of-api-orchestration-platforms/", "https://blockspring-help.readme.io/docs/overview", "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-exchange-coinbase-acquires-san-003500386.html", "https://finovate.com/coinbase-buys-data-enabling-startup-blockspring/", "https://github.com/blockspring/blockspring-cli", "https://leadiq.com/c/blockspring/5a1d8ea95400005b0074cf35", "https://linkedin.com/in/paulkatsen", "https://mergr.com/company/blockspring/ownership", "https://open.blockspring.com/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/smart-spreadsheet-service-blockspring-raises-3-4-million/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquihires-san-francisco-startup-blockspring/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blockspring/__uEWzGck-zt6NBZ9LnDcYbN9XJ9s7MPCmMcFoH9MPCmMcFoH9lmAK8/funding-and-investors", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blockspring/__uEWzGck-zt6NBZ9LnDcYbN9XJ9s7MPCmMcFoH9lmAK8", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blockspring/__uEWzGck-zt6NBZ9LnDcYbN9XJ9s7MPCmMcFoH9lmAK8/funding-and-investors", "https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/blockspring/616053882438", "https://www.blockspring.com/", "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/01/17/coinbase-acquires-andreessen-horowitzbacked-startup-blockspring", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blockspring", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blockspring"]