- conflicts or gaps
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- source urls
- ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14902634", "https://readysetlaunch.ai/cases/failures/guggy/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/21/y-combinator-summer-2017/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/guggy/__uOg7KTWUOnRtmfkmpnqZcuRLoTOiX10CfWqgLBEP1FQ", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/guggy", "https://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science/contextual-gif-maker-guggy-will-help-developers-spice-their-apps/article/478152", "https://www.fastcompany.com/90328816/move-over-tiktok-bits-is-the-new-app-that-wants-to-launch-comedy-stars", "https://www.growthmentor.com/blog/how-guggy-got-into-y-combinator/", "https://www.ivc-online.com/Google-Card?id=D76225B3-87A6-E611-9113-80C16E7D3630&type=1", "https://www.saashub.com/guggy", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/guggy", "https://www.zillionize.com/2017/08/21/zillionize-invests-in-guggy-ai-based-funny-personalized-gif-messaging-platform/"]