- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "incorporation/founding_date", "conflict": "aVenture claims founded 2008; reforgers.com claims founded 2012; no primary incorporation filing found. Best-supported timeline: solo app development from 2008, Taptrix Inc. copyright 2010, YC S10 2010.", "source_urls": ["https://aventure.vc/companies/brushes-mountain-view-ca-us", "https://reforgers.com/startups/brushes", "https://www.readkong.com/page/brushes-ipad-edition-user-s-guide-4606696"]}, {"field": "funding_amount", "conflict": "Tracxn: undisclosed; YCDB: $0.1M aggregate; standard YC S10 terms ~$15K for two founders — Brushes-specific amount not confirmed in primary filings.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/taptrix/__cM-8kT6mfeI8UJTg1lj8NCirRQY5UCDhUc3ZUWX2K0U/funding-and-investors", "http://www.ycdb.co/company/brushes", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/y-combinator-closes-new-8-25-million-fund-sequoia-is-lead-investor/"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "aVenture reports 50 employees; contemporaneous sources describe a two-founder team.", "source_urls": ["https://aventure.vc/companies/brushes-mountain-view-ca-us", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/24/y-combinator-demo-day-2/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6665261"]}, {"field": "kurt_revis_role", "conflict": "YC and TechCrunch list Kurt Revis as co-founder/Apple veteran; his public resume does not mention Taptrix, Brushes, or YC; primary Brushes coverage credits Steve Sprang as sole developer.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/brushes", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/24/y-combinator-demo-day-2/", "https://www.snoize.com/resume/revis-resume", "https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/new-yorker-iphone-cover-boosts-sales-for-brushes-app/"]}, {"field": "venturebeat_traction_article", "conflict": "VentureBeat article URL (250K users / $60K monthly revenue) returns 404 when fetched directly; metrics preserved via Hacker News citation and search-engine cache.", "source_urls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6665261"]}, {"field": "acquisition_rumors", "conflict": "No credible public source documents acquisition by Facebook or any other buyer; Steve Sprang explicitly chose open-source over selling to another developer.", "source_urls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6665261"]}, {"field": "exact_company_shutdown_date", "conflict": "No formal shutdown announcement date found; status inferred from open-source transition (2013), App Store removal (2015), and YC inactive listing.", "source_urls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6665261", "https://brushes.art/about/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/brushes"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://brushesapp.com/", "http://newtonpoetry.com/2008/09/17/iphone-app-brushes-takes-cues-from-newton-ui/", "http://www.ycdb.co/company/brushes", "https://100://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6516373", "https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/brushes-redux/id932089074", "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brushes/id1168117279", "https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/new-yorker-iphone-cover-boosts-sales-for-brushes-app/", "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/01/apple-announces-ipad-attempts-to-change-the-world/", "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/06/wwdc10-apple-design-awards-go-to-notable-iphone-ipad-apps/", "https://aventure.vc/companies/brushes-mountain-view-ca-us", "https://brushes.art/about/", "https://github.com/sprang/Brushes", "https://github.com/sprang/Inkpad", "https://github.com/tougher/Brushes", "https://gizmodo.com/ipads-brushes-app-like-paint-but-with-multitouch-5458319", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6665261", "https://reforgers.com/startups/brushes", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/y-combinator-closes-new-8-25-million-fund-sequoia-is-lead-investor/", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/24/y-combinator-demo-day-2/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/taptrix/__cM-8kT6mfeI8UJTg1lj8NCirRQY5UCDhUc3ZUWX2K0U/funding-and-investors", "https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2010/03/05iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3/", "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/brushes-redux", "https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-design-awards-2010-winners-announced/", "https://www.readkong.com/page/brushes-ipad-edition-user-s-guide-4606696", "https://www.snoize.com/resume/revis-resume", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/brushes"]