- conflicts or gaps
- [{"company_slug_format": {"value": "Internal/database slug in_stock (underscore) vs YC public slug in-stock (hyphen)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/in-stock", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/in-stock.json"]}, "instock_robotics_name_collision": {"value": "Separate active company Instock Inc (San Carlos, fulfillment robotics, founded 2020, different founders) is frequently conflated with this YC local-shopping In Stock despite different product, HQ, and funding profile", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/instock/__Hr5BttkD-RITHuRvwxrcyzEKNfpN-OQICQ-23dIDARE", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/in-stock"]}, "is_in_stock_airpods_collision": {"value": "CB Insights page includes unrelated 2017 AirPods finder 'Is In Stock' content, suggesting possible entity conflation in third-party databases", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/in-stock"]}, "website_domain_hijacked": {"value": "instock.org (YC-listed website) no longer hosts In Stock product; domain currently shows unrelated gambling content", "source_urls": ["https://instock.org", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/in-stock"]}, "operating_status_discrepancy": {"value": "YC lists Inactive; LinkedIn company profile still lists status active; CB Insights lists stage Alive/Seed", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/in-stock", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/instockorg", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/in-stock"]}, "shutdown_date_precision": {"value": "Shutdown inferred as October 2021 from founder profile end date; no primary shutdown announcement or press coverage of closure found", "source_urls": ["https://me.sh/profile/ian-mchenry", "https://reforgers.com/startups/in-stock"]}, "funding_total_discrepancy": {"value": "Most sources cite $125K (YC only); CB Insights reports $130K total and lists Bossa Invest as investor without corroborating primary source", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/instockorg", "https://tpgonlinedaily.com/shopping-search-leads-to-new-business/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/in-stock"]}, "pre_seed_round_gap": {"value": "LinkedIn lists separate Jun 2020 pre-seed round with undisclosed amount; other sources only document $125K YC seed", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/instockorg", "https://tpgonlinedaily.com/shopping-search-leads-to-new-business/"]}, "team_size_vs_sole_founder": {"value": "YC team_size 2 and Nov 2020 press cite two employees, but founder explicitly described himself as sole founder", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/in-stock.json", "https://tpgonlinedaily.com/shopping-search-leads-to-new-business/"]}, "headquarters_variance": {"value": "YC primary location San Francisco vs operational HQ Santa Cruz/Aptos area cited in press and LinkedIn", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/in-stock", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/in-stock.json", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/instockorg", "https://tpgonlinedaily.com/shopping-search-leads-to-new-business/"]}, "business_model_label_variance": {"value": "YC/industry tags emphasize B2B Retail; consumer marketplace UX and press focus on end-shopper experience", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/in-stock.json", "https://reforgers.com/startups/in-stock", "https://www.eventsantacruz.com/instock-org-the-new-santa-cruz-website-that-lets-you-shop-locally/"]}, "startupintros_data_quality": {"value": "StartupIntros org page mixes this company with unrelated 'In Stock Alert' mobile app description (Amazon/Walmart stock tracker)", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/in-stock"]}, "shutdown_cause_documentation": {"value": "Reforgers attributes failure to local inventory aggregation challenges but provides no sourced post-mortem from founders", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/in-stock"]}, "legal_entity_registration_gap": {"value": "LinkedIn alias In Stock Inc cited; no Delaware/California corporate filing or SEC document reviewed in this research", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/instockorg"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://instock.org", "https://me.sh/profile/ian-mchenry", "https://reforgers.com/startups/in-stock", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/in-stock", "https://tpgonlinedaily.com/shopping-search-leads-to-new-business/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/instock/__Hr5BttkD-RITHuRvwxrcyzEKNfpN-OQICQ-23dIDARE", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/in-stock", "https://www.eventsantacruz.com/instock-org-the-new-santa-cruz-website-that-lets-you-shop-locally/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/instockorg", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/in-stock", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/in-stock.json"]