- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "exit_status", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists status 'Acquired' but company is defunct; assets were foreclosed and split between Lime (IP) and Boosted USA (inventory), not a single clean acquisition of the operating company", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21233215/boosted-usa-remaining-inventory-site-launch"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/boosted", "https://electrek.co/2020/03/04/boosted-lays-off-majority-of-staff-could-this-be-the-e-skateboard-kings-end/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC directory team_size 51 vs YCDB 180 vs ~130 at March 2020 layoffs (different snapshots and sources)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/boosted", "https://electrek.co/2020/03/04/boosted-lays-off-majority-of-staff-could-this-be-the-e-skateboard-kings-end/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding_raised", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/boosted-nabs-60m-as-the-electric-skateboard-maker-looks-to-build-something-new/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/boosted", "https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22575594/boosted-electric-skateboard-khosla-lime-lawsuit"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Sources cite >$70M (TechCrunch Dec 2018), $73M (YCDB), and nearly $80M by end of 2018 (The Verge 2021); Khosla alone invested >$65M (The Information)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/boosted-nabs-60m-as-the-electric-skateboard-maker-looks-to-build-something-new/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/boosted", "https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22575594/boosted-electric-skateboard-khosla-lime-lawsuit", "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/khoslas-lawsuit-against-lime-shows-ugly-side-of-aborted-acqui-hires"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders_list", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC company page lists only Matt Tran and John Ulmen; Wikipedia and VCNewsDaily list three co-founders including Sanjay Dastoor (former CEO)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)", "https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/Boosted/venture-funding.php"]}}, {"field": {"value": "series_b_investors", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/boosted-nabs-60m-as-the-electric-skateboard-maker-looks-to-build-something-new/", "https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/Boosted/venture-funding.php"]}, "conflict": {"value": "TechCrunch lists Khosla Ventures as co-lead; VCNewsDaily Series B table omits Khosla Ventures", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/boosted-nabs-60m-as-the-electric-skateboard-maker-looks-to-build-something-new/", "https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/Boosted/venture-funding.php"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founded_location", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Wikipedia states founded in Palo Alto, California; headquarters listed as Mountain View", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)"]}}, {"field": {"value": "asset_disposition", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/16/21224164/lime-buys-boosted-electric-skateboard-scooter-acquistion-bankrupt"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Wikipedia fate field says 'Most of assets sold to Boosted USA' but primary reporting shows Lime acquired IP/patents while Boosted USA only received remaining inventory", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21233215/boosted-usa-remaining-inventory-site-launch", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/16/21224164/lime-buys-boosted-electric-skateboard-scooter-acquistion-bankrupt"]}}, {"field": {"value": "lime_deal_terms", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21233215/boosted-usa-remaining-inventory-site-launch", "https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22575594/boosted-electric-skateboard-khosla-lime-lawsuit"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Foreclosure sale reported as 61M+ Lime shares (April 2020 Verge) vs 62M shares (July 2021 Verge); proposed pre-foreclosure Lime deals cited at $30M and revised $15M in stock", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21233215/boosted-usa-remaining-inventory-site-launch", "https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22575594/boosted-electric-skateboard-khosla-lime-lawsuit", "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/khoslas-lawsuit-against-lime-shows-ugly-side-of-aborted-acqui-hires"]}}, {"field": {"value": "series_a_amount", "source_urls": ["https://slidebean.com/story/boosted-board-out-of-business", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/boosted-boards"]}, "conflict": {"value": "No primary press release with exact Series A amount; secondary sources cite ~$10M vs $10.7M; FundersClub listing undisclosed", "source_urls": ["https://slidebean.com/story/boosted-board-out-of-business", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/boosted-boards", "https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2014/05/38313-boosted-boards-lists-fundersclub/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://electrek.co/2020/03/04/boosted-lays-off-majority-of-staff-could-this-be-the-e-skateboard-kings-end/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosted_(company)", "https://slidebean.com/story/boosted-board-out-of-business", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/20/boosted-nabs-60m-as-the-electric-skateboard-maker-looks-to-build-something-new/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/04/boosted-lays-off-a-significant-portion-of-team/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/20/the-station-pony-ai-turns-to-delivery-kodiak-cuts-lime-snaps-up-boosteds-ip/", "https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2014/05/38313-boosted-boards-lists-fundersclub/", "https://www.engadget.com/lime-buying-boosted-170533431.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/boosted-boards", "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/khoslas-lawsuit-against-lime-shows-ugly-side-of-aborted-acqui-hires", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/16/21224164/lime-buys-boosted-electric-skateboard-scooter-acquistion-bankrupt", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21233215/boosted-usa-remaining-inventory-site-launch", "https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22575594/boosted-electric-skateboard-khosla-lime-lawsuit", "https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/Boosted/venture-funding.php", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/boosted", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/boosted", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2012/boosted.json"]