- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_date_vs_product_launch", "conflict": "Directories (YC, GetLatka, Tracxn, LinkedIn) list founded 2010; founder states Instapainting product launched January 2014 after pivot from Like.fm.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instapainting", "https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting", "https://www.indiehackers.com/post/bouncing-back-from-the-brink-to-make-1000-in-my-first-week-yYHfx9JemkUnSPLSrdx6"]}, {"field": "funding", "conflict": "YC profile says backed by Y Combinator and Start Fund (SV Angel and Yuri Milner). GetLatka reports $0 funding / bootstrapped. Founder describes Instapainting as bootstrapped and says early YC/Start Fund money was spent during Like.fm pivots before Instapainting launch.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instapainting", "https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting", "https://www.indiehackers.com/post/bouncing-back-from-the-brink-to-make-1000-in-my-first-week-yYHfx9JemkUnSPLSrdx6"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "YC and GetLatka report 2 employees; founder states no one except him on payroll and describes solo operation.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instapainting", "https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting", "https://www.indiehackers.com/post/bouncing-back-from-the-brink-to-make-1000-in-my-first-week-yYHfx9JemkUnSPLSrdx6", "https://first-mrr.com/study/instapainting"]}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": "YC and Tracxn list San Francisco; GetLatka and LinkedIn list Renton, Washington.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instapainting", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/instapainting/__aaZHbo_sASmbIEctwQZ1BxYGawdjlCU2O7iRcvz7uT0", "https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/instapainting"]}, {"field": "revenue_figures", "conflict": "Indie Hackers reports >$400K annual revenue at time of post; FirstMRR/GetLatka report ~$384K (~$32K/mo) at a later reference point.", "source_urls": ["https://www.indiehackers.com/post/bouncing-back-from-the-brink-to-make-1000-in-my-first-week-yYHfx9JemkUnSPLSrdx6", "https://first-mrr.com/study/instapainting", "https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting"]}, {"field": "funding_amounts", "gap": "Tracxn and PitchBook list 2011 seed/accelerator rounds but amounts are undisclosed or redacted; exact total raised not confirmed.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/instapainting/__aaZHbo_sASmbIEctwQZ1BxYGawdjlCU2O7iRcvz7uT0", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/58135-96"]}, {"field": "secondary_transaction_2022", "gap": "PitchBook lists Oct 2022 secondary private transaction; amount and counterparty not available in accessible sources.", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/58135-96"]}, {"field": "getlatka_data_quality", "gap": "GetLatka explicitly states no podcast/interview with management; revenue, valuation, and headcount are estimates.", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting"]}, {"field": "co_founder", "gap": "Medium W11 retrospective mentions 'Chris and Josh were the youngest founders' but Josh refers to Josh Buckley (Mino Games), not an Instapainting co-founder; Chris Chen self-described as solo founder.", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@MichaelandMa/whatever-happened-to-the-class-of-w11-yc-a-decade-later-c15174d81d7d", "https://www.indiehackers.com/post/bouncing-back-from-the-brink-to-make-1000-in-my-first-week-yYHfx9JemkUnSPLSrdx6"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://first-mrr.com/study/instapainting", "https://getlatka.com/companies/instapainting", "https://linkedin.com/in/chris-chen-07882124", "https://medium.com/@MichaelandMa/whatever-happened-to-the-class-of-w11-yc-a-decade-later-c15174d81d7d", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/58135-96", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/yuri-milner-sv-angel-offer-every-new-y-combinator-startup-150k/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/90-of-y-combinator-startups-have-already-accepted-the-150k-start-fund-offer/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/07/like-fm/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/14/instapainting-turns-your-photos-into-hand-painted-oil-paintings-on-the-cheap/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/instapainting/__aaZHbo_sASmbIEctwQZ1BxYGawdjlCU2O7iRcvz7uT0", "https://www.indiehackers.com/post/bouncing-back-from-the-brink-to-make-1000-in-my-first-week-yYHfx9JemkUnSPLSrdx6", "https://www.instapainting.com/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/instapainting", "https://www.saashub.com/instapainting-status", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/instapainting-yc-w11-makes-it-easy-to-turn-any-photo-into-a-hand-painted-canvas-painting-for-under-100-dollars", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instapainting"]