- conflicts or gaps
- [{"conflicts": {"value": [{"field": "exit_status.status", "conflict": "Y Combinator and YC-OSS list status Active; contemporaneous press, Tracxn, and YCDB report acquisition by Dictionary.com in Dec 2010."}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": "Y Combinator lists only Justin Cannon as founder; CS Monitor, The Next Web, Tracxn, and Boston.com report two co-founders including Chris Varenhorst."}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": "Y Combinator and YCDB list San Francisco; The Next Web described Lingt as Boston-based at acquisition."}, {"field": "exit_status.acquisition_price_usd", "conflict": "The Next Web reports price undisclosed; YCDB lists estimated exit value $3.0M without primary-source confirmation."}, {"field": "products.post_acquisition_fate", "conflict": "The Next Web reported product closing Feb 2011 for Dictionary.com flashcards integration; lingt.com and founder LinkedIn indicate ongoing classroom product operation."}, {"field": "funding.rounds", "conflict": "Tracxn reports 2 funding rounds totaling $120K; TheCompanyCheck lists 1 seed round; per-round amounts redacted on Tracxn."}, {"field": "products.description", "conflict": "Tracxn describes consumer game-style spaced-repetition product; primary press and current site describe B2B classroom speaking-assignment platform."}], "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lingt", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2009/lingt.json", "https://thenextweb.com/news/dictionary-com-acquires-language-learning-service-lingt", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/lingt", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/lingt/__1YcXy9ME3LiInlnR83ZDNnpu53TGE4I212Q9GV78fL0", "https://www.lingt.com/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/varenhorst", "https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2009/0512/with-few-businesses-hiring-students-start-their-own"]}, "gaps": {"value": ["Acquisition price and terms not publicly disclosed in primary press.", "Per-round funding amounts not publicly disclosed; Tracxn redacts individual round sizes.", "No verified legal entity name (e.g., Lingt Inc.) found in primary sources reviewed.", "Relationship between post-acquisition Dictionary.com integration, lingtlanguage.com, and current lingt.com not fully documented.", "No reliable non-founder employee headcount before or after acquisition.", "Founded-date precision unclear: CS Monitor says early 2009; LinkedIn founder profile lists Sep 2008 start."], "source_urls": ["https://thenextweb.com/news/dictionary-com-acquires-language-learning-service-lingt", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/lingt/__1YcXy9ME3LiInlnR83ZDNnpu53TGE4I212Q9GV78fL0", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/varenhorst", "https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2009/0512/with-few-businesses-hiring-students-start-their-own"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://thenextweb.com/news/dictionary-com-acquires-language-learning-service-lingt", "https://thephoenix.com/boston/life/83770-with-the-accent-on-computer/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/lingt/__1YcXy9ME3LiInlnR83ZDNnpu53TGE4I212Q9GV78fL0", "https://www.boston.com/news/untagged/2013/08/23/startups-founded-in-dorm-rooms/", "https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2009/0512/with-few-businesses-hiring-students-start-their-own", "https://www.lingt.com/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/varenhorst", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/lingt", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lingt", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2009/lingt.json"]