- conflicts or gaps
- [{"yc_active_vs_site_down": {"value": "YC lists company Active/Recruiting while keyvalues.com is suspended (503) since at least Oct 2025", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/key-values", "https://www.keyvalues.com/", "https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=keyvalues.com&output=json&limit=10&fl=timestamp,statuscode&from=202508&to=202606&collapse=timestamp:6"]}, "location_discrepancy": {"value": "YC lists Seattle, WA; Tracxn and LinkedIn list San Francisco, CA; founder interviews describe San Francisco Bay Area operations", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/key-values", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/keyvalues/__MppAqKMtfKu3Ga_6-4uPgnewefbdKFpkdMGmVygIS2w", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-tye-26622381"]}, "bootstrapped_vs_yc_funded": {"value": "Press often describes company as bootstrapped/revenue-funded, but founder acknowledged YC investment money and Tracxn records $120K seed; terminology conflates 'no VC growth round' with 'no outside capital'", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/mathildeleo/2018/11/30/meet-the-solo-female-founder-who-helps-engineers-find-their-dream-job/", "https://www.nocsdegree.com/300k-solo-business/", "https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/086-lynne-tye-of-key-values"]}, "funding_amount_discrepancy": {"value": "Tracxn reports $120K total funding; LinkedIn company snippet reports $245K total funding; no primary filing reconciles the difference", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/keyvalues/__MppAqKMtfKu3Ga_6-4uPgnewefbdKFpkdMGmVygIS2w", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-tye-26622381"]}, "shutdown_date_uncertainty": {"value": "HN comment claims 2024 shutdown via newsletter archive, but Wayback shows site HTTP 200 through Aug 2025 and first 503 Oct 2025; exact shutdown date and reason not confirmed by founder primary source", "source_urls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47198798", "https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=keyvalues.com&output=json&limit=10&fl=timestamp,statuscode&from=202508&to=202606&collapse=timestamp:6"]}, "revenue_data_gap": {"value": "Last verified revenue/run-rate figures are from ~2019 (~$300K–$350K/year); no audited or founder-confirmed financials found for 2020–2026", "source_urls": ["https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/086-lynne-tye-of-key-values", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19702824"]}, "name_collision_risk": {"value": "Unrelated companies named KeyValue (India IT services) and similar names appear in search results and may be misattributed", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/keyvalue/__SpmIFr3gcDbyvnp4HKyCe181ls9ZoWsMW5-jumcEv1s", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/keyvalues/__MppAqKMtfKu3Ga_6-4uPgnewefbdKFpkdMGmVygIS2w"]}, "employee_count_stale": {"value": "YC team size (1) and LinkedIn headcount may reflect solo-founder model rather than current operational state after site suspension", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/key-values", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-tye-26622381", "https://www.keyvalues.com/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2019/11/20/indie-hack-or-venture-back-with-lynne-tye/", "https://davidsnotes.substack.com/p/the-indie-hackers-podcast-86-how", "https://medium.com/@lynnetye", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19702824", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47198798", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/keyvalue/__SpmIFr3gcDbyvnp4HKyCe181ls9ZoWsMW5-jumcEv1s", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/keyvalues/__MppAqKMtfKu3Ga_6-4uPgnewefbdKFpkdMGmVygIS2w", "https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=keyvalues.com&output=json&limit=10&fl=timestamp,statuscode&from=202508&to=202606&collapse=timestamp:6", "https://web.archive.org/web/20250320151804/https://www.keyvalues.com/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/mathildeleo/2018/11/30/meet-the-solo-female-founder-who-helps-engineers-find-their-dream-job/", "https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/086-lynne-tye-of-key-values", "https://www.keyvalues.com/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-tye-26622381", "https://www.nocsdegree.com/300k-solo-business/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/key-values"]