- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booktrope"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists three founders (Shear, Roberts, Sears); Wikipedia and third-party databases also list Heather Ludviksson as co-founder/COO. Jennifer Gilbert signed 2016 shutdown notice as COO but is not listed as a founder.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booktrope", "https://www.geekwire.com/2016/team-publishing-startup-booktrope-shutting-y-combinator-grad-cites-revenue-shortfall/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-booktrope-raises-1-2m-in-seed-round-for-its-book-team-publishing-service/", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/booktrope/d19b8ad574ec4a9e9"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Sources disagree on lifetime funding: SEC filing shows $1.2M of a planned $2.3M round (Apr 2015); The Company Check reports $1.84M across 3 rounds; Publishers Weekly (Jun 2016) cites $720K in two rounds (likely incomplete). Whether the full $2.3M round closed is unverified.", "source_urls": ["https://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-booktrope-raises-1-2m-in-seed-round-for-its-book-team-publishing-service/", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/booktrope/d19b8ad574ec4a9e9", "https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/70544-indie-authors-left-in-limbo-after-booktrope-closing.html"]}}, {"field": {"value": "headquarters", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/booktrope/d19b8ad574ec4a9e9"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Primary sources (YC, GeekWire, Wikipedia) place HQ in Seattle, WA; third-party aggregator The Company Check lists Culver City, US; stale LinkedIn profile lists Toronto, Canada.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/booktrope/d19b8ad574ec4a9e9", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/booktrope"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://www.geekwire.com/2016/team-publishing-startup-booktrope-shutting-y-combinator-grad-cites-revenue-shortfall/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "GeekWire/Publishers Weekly report 11 employees at shutdown; YC lists team size 51 (likely includes broader community/creatives, not payroll); stale LinkedIn lists 13 employees and 'active' status.", "source_urls": ["https://www.geekwire.com/2016/team-publishing-startup-booktrope-shutting-y-combinator-grad-cites-revenue-shortfall/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/booktrope"]}}, {"field": {"value": "website", "source_urls": ["http://booktrope.com", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope"]}, "conflict": {"value": "booktrope.com is no longer the company website; domain is parked/for sale. YC and Wikipedia still reference www.booktrope.com as official site.", "source_urls": ["http://booktrope.com", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booktrope"]}}, {"field": {"value": "titles_and_copies", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/26/yc-booktrope/", "https://www.geekwire.com/2016/team-publishing-startup-booktrope-shutting-y-combinator-grad-cites-revenue-shortfall/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Published title and copy counts vary by date: TechCrunch (Feb 2015) cites ~400 titles and 2.5M copies; shutdown announcement (Apr 2016) cites ~1,000 books and 4M+ copies.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/26/yc-booktrope/", "https://www.geekwire.com/2016/team-publishing-startup-booktrope-shutting-y-combinator-grad-cites-revenue-shortfall/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://booktrope.com", "http://www.publetariat.com/2014/10/15/amazon-and-booktrope-announce-new-business-relationship/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booktrope", "https://laurakilmartin.com/2014/09/05/exciting-news-2/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/26/yc-booktrope/", "https://the-digital-reader.com/booktrope-raises-1-2-million-in-funding/", "https://www.geekwire.com/2013/seattle-angel-conference-booktrope/", "https://www.geekwire.com/2015/startup-booktrope-raises-1-2m-in-seed-round-for-its-book-team-publishing-service/", "https://www.geekwire.com/2016/team-publishing-startup-booktrope-shutting-y-combinator-grad-cites-revenue-shortfall/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/booktrope", "https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/70544-indie-authors-left-in-limbo-after-booktrope-closing.html", "https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/70132-booktrope-to-shut-down-operations.html", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/booktrope/d19b8ad574ec4a9e9", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/booktrope-yc-w15-rethinks-book-publishing", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/booktrope"]