- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founders", "conflict": "YC official company page lists only Cormac Driver and Vincent Glennon; Niall Smart is omitted despite being cited as co-founder/CEO on LinkedIn, Hacker News, YC blog, and Tracxn.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/echodio", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/niallsmart", "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=niallsmart", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/feb-25-y-combinator-seattle-meetup"]}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": "YC lists San Francisco; Mergr, YCDB, Tracxn, and The Company Check list Seattle.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/echodio", "https://mergr.com/realnetworks-acquires-echodio", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/echodio", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/echodio/__Iremh2qe9gbYQq9iWwzvFhLTVJFE2gtgPLxGWOHhkBc"]}, {"field": "funding_total", "conflict": "Total raised reported as $20K (CB Insights), $125K (Tracxn/Company Check), and $0 (YCDB).", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/echodio", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/echodio/__Iremh2qe9gbYQq9iWwzvFhLTVJFE2gtgPLxGWOHhkBc", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/echodio"]}, {"field": "acquisition_date", "conflict": "Sources cite June 2009, August 1 2009, and late 2009; no RealNetworks press release found for the deal.", "source_urls": ["https://mergr.com/realnetworks-acquires-echodio", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/echodio/dzt2ox0vyndff46te", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cormacdriver"]}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": "Acquisition price not publicly disclosed; YCDB cites $5M exit value without verifiable primary source.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/echodio", "https://mergr.com/realnetworks-acquires-echodio"]}, {"field": "investors", "conflict": "The Company Check lists RealNetworks as a seed investor (June 2009), likely conflating acquisition with investment round.", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/echodio/dzt2ox0vyndff46te", "https://mergr.com/realnetworks-acquires-echodio"]}, {"field": "employees", "conflict": "Headcount reported as 2 (YC), 5 (YCDB), or 1–10 (Tracxn 2024 stale profile).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/echodio", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/echodio", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/echodio/__Iremh2qe9gbYQq9iWwzvFhLTVJFE2gtgPLxGWOHhkBc"]}, {"field": "official_press_release", "gap": "No RealNetworks press release announcing the Echodio acquisition was found; deal documented via M&A databases and founder profiles only.", "source_urls": ["https://mergr.com/realnetworks-acquires-echodio", "https://realnetworks.com/press/releases/2009/realnetworks-inks-tenth-music-demand-deal-europe-mobilkom-austria"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://beaulebens.com/2009/04/15/echodio/", "https://mergr.com/realnetworks-acquires-echodio", "https://musically.com/2009/03/18/echodio-is-the-latest-itunes-cloudstreaming-service/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=niallsmart", "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=vinnyglennon", "https://realnetworks.com/press/releases/2009/realnetworks-inks-tenth-music-demand-deal-europe-mobilkom-austria", "https://techcrunch.com/2009/03/17/echodio-lets-you-sync-your-itunes-to-the-cloud-300-invites/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/echodio/__Iremh2qe9gbYQq9iWwzvFhLTVJFE2gtgPLxGWOHhkBc", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/echodio", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/echodio/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cormacdriver", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/niallsmart", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/echodio/dzt2ox0vyndff46te", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/echodio", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/feb-25-y-combinator-seattle-meetup", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/echodio"]