- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Founded year", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/cocoon", "https://medium.com/lerer-hippeau-ventures/please-welcome-cocoon-a-shared-digital-space-helping-far-flung-families-stay-close-d25bc0ce34b", "https://www.axios.com/2021/08/24/substack-scoops-up-social-app-cocoon-team"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Reforgers lists founded 2018; Lerer Hippeau and Axios cite 2019 (early 2019 per LH)", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/cocoon", "https://medium.com/lerer-hippeau-ventures/please-welcome-cocoon-a-shared-digital-space-helping-far-flung-families-stay-close-d25bc0ce34b"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cocoon", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/cocoon"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 6; YCDB lists 10 employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cocoon", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/cocoon"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Exit characterization", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cocoon", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/substack-acqui-hires-team-behind-subscription-social-app-cocoon/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC status is Acquired; deal was team-only acqui-hire with app retained separately and terms undisclosed", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cocoon", "https://on.substack.com/p/welcome-cocoon", "https://www.axios.com/2021/08/24/substack-scoops-up-social-app-cocoon-team"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "App fate after Substack deal", "source_urls": ["https://www.axios.com/2021/08/24/substack-scoops-up-social-app-cocoon-team", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alex-cornell-5449a99_cocoon-cocoons-team-is-joining-substack-activity-6838481245031284736-NdUd"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Axios reported startup working to find app a new home; Alex Cornell said founders retained app ownership and it stayed online until 2023 shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://www.axios.com/2021/08/24/substack-scoops-up-social-app-cocoon-team", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alex-cornell-5449a99_cocoon-cocoons-team-is-joining-substack-activity-6838481245031284736-NdUd"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Android availability", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/cocoons-social-app-for-close-friends-gets-vc-backing-to-chase-paths-dream/", "https://apkpure.net/cocoon-share-privately-with-your-closest-people/com.glasswing.cocoon", "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/cocoon-a-space-for-family"]}, "conflict": {"value": "iOS-only at Nov 2019 launch; Android APK existed (com.glasswing.cocoon) but last APK update July 2021; Common Sense 2019 review noted no Android", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/cocoons-social-app-for-close-friends-gets-vc-backing-to-chase-paths-dream/", "https://apkpure.net/cocoon-share-privately-with-your-closest-people/com.glasswing.cocoon"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Pricing details", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/cocoons-social-app-for-close-friends-gets-vc-backing-to-chase-paths-dream/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/substack-acqui-hires-team-behind-subscription-social-app-cocoon/", "https://www.subscriptioninsider.com/monetization/freemium/substack-acquires-subscription-based-social-app"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Free at Nov 2019 launch with planned subscription; TechCrunch 2021 cites $4/month; Subscription Insider mentions freemium with unclear annual pricing; exact tiers not consistently documented", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/cocoons-social-app-for-close-friends-gets-vc-backing-to-chase-paths-dream/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/substack-acqui-hires-team-behind-subscription-social-app-cocoon/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Name collision — unrelated Cocoon | Family App", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocoonfamilyapp", "https://prospeo.io/c/cocoon-family-app-revenue"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Separate Japan-based Cocoon | Family App (founded 2022, expat support network) is not the YC W19 company", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocoonfamilyapp", "https://prospeo.io/c/cocoon-family-app-revenue"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Name collision — Anthropic Project Glasswing", "source_urls": ["https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing", "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/cocoon-a-space-for-family"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Cocoon publisher Glasswing Inc is unrelated to Anthropic's 2026 Project Glasswing cybersecurity initiative", "source_urls": ["https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing", "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/cocoon-a-space-for-family"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "User metrics and revenue", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/cocoons-social-app-for-close-friends-gets-vc-backing-to-chase-paths-dream/", "https://www.iphoneblog.de/2023/05/12/cocoon-is-saying-goodbye/"]}, "gap": {"value": "No public user counts, revenue, or valuation disclosed; shutdown notice references small user base only", "source_urls": ["https://www.iphoneblog.de/2023/05/12/cocoon-is-saying-goodbye/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/substack-acqui-hires-team-behind-subscription-social-app-cocoon/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://apkpure.net/cocoon-share-privately-with-your-closest-people/com.glasswing.cocoon", "https://medium.com/lerer-hippeau-ventures/please-welcome-cocoon-a-shared-digital-space-helping-far-flung-families-stay-close-d25bc0ce34b", "https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/last-week-in-venture-doggy-drug-delivery-digital-safe-places-serving-the-middle-mile-market-and-more/", "https://on.substack.com/p/welcome-cocoon", "https://prospeo.io/c/cocoon-family-app-revenue", "https://qz.com/1753485/former-facebook-employees-are-creating-a-social-media-network-for-your-family", "https://reforgers.com/startups/cocoon", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/here-are-the-85-startups-that-launched-today-at-y-combinators-w19-demo-day-1/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/26/cocoons-social-app-for-close-friends-gets-vc-backing-to-chase-paths-dream/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/substack-acqui-hires-team-behind-subscription-social-app-cocoon/", "https://techstartups.com/2019/11/26/former-facebook-employees-launch-cocoon-private-space-family/", "https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing", "https://www.axios.com/2021/08/24/substack-scoops-up-social-app-cocoon-team", "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/cocoon-a-space-for-family", "https://www.iphoneblog.de/2023/05/12/cocoon-is-saying-goodbye/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocoonfamilyapp", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alex-cornell-5449a99_cocoon-cocoons-team-is-joining-substack-activity-6838481245031284736-NdUd", "https://www.subscriptioninsider.com/monetization/freemium/substack-acquires-subscription-based-social-app", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/cocoon", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cocoon"]