- conflicts or gaps
- [{"claims": [{"value": "MAJOR IDENTITY COLLISION: A separate Portland-based startup also named Glider (founders Eli Rubel & Justin Thiele) built contract lifecycle / sales-contract workflow SaaS, went through TechStars Seattle, raised ~$1.4M seed (True Ventures-led), and was acquired by FPX in April 2014—not the YC W12 email company.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/23/glider-the-techstars-and-disrupt-alum-acquired-by-sales-software-firm-fpx/", "https://siliconflorist.com/2014/04/22/soft-landing-portland-startup-glider-acquired-fpx-product-continue/", "https://www.trueventures.com/blog/glider-launches"]}, {"value": "YC company page appears conflated: email tagline/categories conflict with contract-workflow description and lists True Ventures/TechStars backers belonging to the Portland entity.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/glider", "https://www.trueventures.com/blog/glider-launches"]}, {"value": "Founder roster uncertain: YC lists Paton/Liu/Marbach, but Marbach post-mortem is first-person singular and does not name Paton/Liu; Liu is also documented as joining FamilyLeaf from the same W12 class after an earlier pivoted YC idea.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/glider", "https://jmarbach.com/how-google-killed-my-product", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/07/familyleaf-the-yc-backed-social-network-for-you-and-your-kin-adds-4-advisors-and-a-snapchat-like-feature-for-sharing/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/familyleaf"]}, {"value": "Location conflict: YC says Portland, OR; YCDB/CB Insights say Seattle; Marbach operated in Mountain View (YC) then NYC.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/glider", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/glider", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/gliderio", "https://jmarbach.com/how-google-killed-my-product"]}, {"value": "Unrelated later name collisions: GLIDER.ai (HR/skills assessment, founded 2020, $16M+ raised) and Glider crypto portfolio platform (founded 2024, glider.fi)—neither is the YC W12 email startup.", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/glider-ai", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250415391753/en/Glider-Raises-4-Million-Strategic-Funding-Round-Led-by-a16z-CSX-to-Transform-Crypto-Portfolio-Management"]}, {"value": "Unrelated historical 'Glider' products include a World of Warcraft automation bot (MDY Industries, shut down via Blizzard litigation ~2009–2011) and modern third-party Hacker News mobile clients named Glider.", "source_urls": ["https://www.engadget.com/2011-10-07-the-lawbringer-gliders-story-ends.html", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36049701"]}, {"value": "Funding gap: exact YC W12 investment amount for this Glider not confirmed in primary sources; YCDB ($0.1M) vs typical W12 package (~$17k + $150k Start Fund) unresolved.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/glider", "https://startups.rip/company/wireover"]}, {"value": "Exact legal shutdown/acquisition date and final headcount at wind-down not documented in primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://jmarbach.com/how-google-killed-my-product", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/glider"]}]}]
- source urls
- ["https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/gmail/a-new-inbox-that-puts-you-back-in/", "https://jmarbach.com/how-google-killed-my-product", "https://lifehacker.com/glider-automatically-eliminates-distracting-emails-from-your-gmail-inbox-5964029", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3519917", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36049701", "https://siliconflorist.com/2014/04/22/soft-landing-portland-startup-glider-acquired-fpx-product-continue/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/glider-ai", "https://startups.rip/company/wireover", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/07/familyleaf-the-yc-backed-social-network-for-you-and-your-kin-adds-4-advisors-and-a-snapchat-like-feature-for-sharing/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/23/glider-the-techstars-and-disrupt-alum-acquired-by-sales-software-firm-fpx/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250415391753/en/Glider-Raises-4-Million-Strategic-Funding-Round-Led-by-a16z-CSX-to-Transform-Crypto-Portfolio-Management", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/gliderio", "https://www.engadget.com/2011-10-07-the-lawbringer-gliders-story-ends.html", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/11/26/y-combinator-revamps-funding-adds-new-vc-partners/", "https://www.geekwire.com/2014/portland-startup-techstars-seattle-grad-glider-acquired-fpx/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmarbach", "https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/29/4374306/gmail-declares-war-on-inbox-clutter-with-new-tabbed-design-for", "https://www.trueventures.com/blog/glider-launches", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/glider", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/familyleaf", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/glider"]