- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founder_roster_mismatch": {"value": "YC lists Wetherall, Emmel, Francl; MinnPost/Tracxn cite Wetherall, Francl, Orstad; The Company Check adds Nate Kimmons; no single authoritative full roster found", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanchatter", "http://www.minnpost.com/minnov8/2009/08/fanchatter-gets-big-boost-american-idol-start-supporters/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fanchatter/__I97qgqc_qOQVlroXzKR_YxuoIQVxKh1V8_pF_rVZJec", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/fanchatter/0340c454b0a6479fa"]}, "founded_year_mismatch": {"value": "Most sources say 2009; Marty Wetherall LinkedIn shows FanChatter from Dec 2007; Reforgers incorrectly lists founded 2012", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/fanchatter", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/martywetherall", "https://reforgers.com/startups/fanchatter"]}, "employee_count_mismatch": {"value": "YC and Reforgers report 11; YCDB reports 5; Tracxn reports 1–10", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanchatter", "https://reforgers.com/startups/fanchatter", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/fanchatter", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fanchatter/__I97qgqc_qOQVlroXzKR_YxuoIQVxKh1V8_pF_rVZJec"]}, "shutdown_date_unknown": {"value": "Reforgers claims 2012 closure; YC/CB Insights/Tracxn mark inactive with no date; LinkedIn CEO tenure to 2016 suggests longer tail or part-time wind-down", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/fanchatter", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanchatter", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fanchatter", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/martywetherall"]}, "no_acquisition_documented": {"value": "No credible source documents acquisition, IPO, or asset sale; company appears to have shut down without public exit", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fanchatter", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fanchatter/__I97qgqc_qOQVlroXzKR_YxuoIQVxKh1V8_pF_rVZJec", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/fanchatter"]}, "post_yc_funding_unverified": {"value": "Founders stated intent to raise angel funding after Demo Day (Aug 2009); no verified follow-on rounds found in databases", "source_urls": ["http://www.minnpost.com/minnov8/2009/08/fanchatter-gets-big-boost-american-idol-start-supporters/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fanchatter/__I97qgqc_qOQVlroXzKR_YxuoIQVxKh1V8_pF_rVZJec"]}, "distinct_from_fanvibe": {"value": "FanChatter (YC S09, Minneapolis, stadium UGC) is a separate company from Fanvibe (YC S10, mobile sports check-in app)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanchatter", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanvibe"]}}]
- source urls
- ["http://www.minnpost.com/minnov8/2009/08/fanchatter-gets-big-boost-american-idol-start-supporters/", "https://finance-commerce.com/2009/08/fanchatter-startup-hits-tech-home-run/", "https://linkedin.com/in/toddemmel", "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=100k", "https://reforgers.com/startups/fanchatter", "https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/01/yc-funded-fanchatter-takes-social-media-to-the-ball-game/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/fanchatter/__I97qgqc_qOQVlroXzKR_YxuoIQVxKh1V8_pF_rVZJec", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fanchatter", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/martywetherall", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/fanchatter/0340c454b0a6479fa", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/fanchatter", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanchatter", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fanvibe"]