- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_date_or_year", "issue": "Launch/founding dates differ: Wikipedia launch October 30, 2007; Crunchbase founded May 5, 2007; many sources cite only 2007.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disqus", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/disqus", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/disqus"]}, {"field": "employee_or_team_size", "issue": "Conflicting headcounts across time and databases: 61 (2014, Wikipedia), ~55 pre-layoff (2016 TechCrunch), 11 (YC page), 17 (PitchBook 2025 / Tracxn Mar 2026), 7 (LinkedIn), 26 (GetLatka).", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disqus", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/13/disqus-lays-off-11-as-it-plans-a-deeper-focus-on-data/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/disqus", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/52157-89", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/disqus/__-wg6K9kudtNC8ulnQe__3WcRO-Qo9p6Agw1QCsUTmcE", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/disqus", "https://getlatka.com/companies/disqus"]}, {"field": "acquisition_or_exit.amount_usd", "issue": "Zeta press release did not disclose acquisition price; ~$90M reported by TechCrunch/SiliconANGLE sources close to deal and listed on Crunchbase.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zeta-global-acquires-disqus-300566451.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/05/zeta-global-acquires-commenting-service-disqus/", "https://siliconangle.com/2017/12/05/zeta-global-acquires-commenting-platform-disqus-90m/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/disqus"]}, {"field": "funding_rounds.seed.amount_usd", "issue": "Y Combinator seed participation is listed by Tracxn (Jun 2007) but no authoritative public seed dollar amount was found in searched primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/disqus/__-wg6K9kudtNC8ulnQe__3WcRO-Qo9p6Agw1QCsUTmcE/funding-and-investors", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/disqus"]}, {"field": "founders.current_roles", "issue": "Wikipedia still lists Daniel Ha as CEO and Jason Yan as CTO; YC profile notes Daniel Ha is now investing/advising; Antigravity describes him as former CEO post-acquisition. Current executive roles at Disqus under Zeta not confirmed in primary sources searched.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disqus", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/disqus", "https://antigravity.capital/about"]}, {"field": "publisher_count_traction", "issue": "Acquisition PR cites 4 million websites; later Disqus PR cites 6 million publishers; YC profile cites 4 million websites.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zeta-global-acquires-disqus-300566451.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disqus-and-akismet-sign-a-multi-year-partnership-to-fight-spam-on-the-web-301437794.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/disqus"]}, {"field": "valuation_usd", "issue": "No post-money valuation found for any funding round in accessible public sources.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/disqus/__-wg6K9kudtNC8ulnQe__3WcRO-Qo9p6Agw1QCsUTmcE/funding-and-investors", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/disqus"]}, {"field": "revenue", "issue": "No authoritative public revenue figure found; secondary databases (e.g., GetLatka, LinkedIn) cite figures without primary corroboration.", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/disqus", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/disqus"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://alearningaday.blog/2012/07/02/daniel-ha-ceo-and-co-founder-of-disqus-interview-21-real-leader-interviews/", "https://antigravity.capital/about", "https://blog.disqus.com/the-numbers-of-disqus", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ha", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disqus", "https://getlatka.com/companies/disqus", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/52157-89", "https://siliconangle.com/2017/12/05/zeta-global-acquires-commenting-platform-disqus-90m/", "https://techcrunch.com/2008/03/18/disqus-picks-up-a-half-million/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/13/disqus-lays-off-11-as-it-plans-a-deeper-focus-on-data/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/05/zeta-global-acquires-commenting-service-disqus/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/disqus/__-wg6K9kudtNC8ulnQe__3WcRO-Qo9p6Agw1QCsUTmcE", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/disqus/__-wg6K9kudtNC8ulnQe__3WcRO-Qo9p6Agw1QCsUTmcE/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/disqus", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/disqus", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/disqus", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/disqus-and-akismet-sign-a-multi-year-partnership-to-fight-spam-on-the-web-301437794.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zeta-global-acquires-disqus-300566451.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/disqus", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2007/disqus.json"]