- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_year", "conflict": "YCDB lists founded 2010; Reforgers lists founded 2012; primary sources confirm company existed by Feb 2011 and launched publicly June 2011.", "source_urls": ["http://www.ycdb.co/company/paydragon", "https://reforgers.com/startups/paydragon", "https://socaltech.com/interview_with_hamilton_chan_paperlinks/s-0033797.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/10/paperlinks-brings-business-optimized-qr-codes-to-life/"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "Y Combinator reports 11; YCDB reports 5 employees.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paydragon", "http://www.ycdb.co/company/paydragon"]}, {"field": "founder_count", "conflict": "Y Combinator and founder profiles describe Hamilton Chan as sole founder; BetaKit uses plural 'founders' but only names Chan.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paydragon", "https://betakit.com/paydragon-debuts-mobile-checkout-to-let-users-scan-and-buy-household-products/", "https://www.coachingforstartups.com/"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "Contemporaneous 2012 press documents $1.35M seed; founder later claims $1.75M total including 500 Startups, which is not corroborated in 2012 funding announcements.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/paydragon-yc-s11-raises-135m-so-hungry-people/", "https://www.coachingforstartups.com/", "https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/hamilton-chan/2524"]}, {"field": "exit", "conflict": "No public M&A record found. Founder claims 2016 exit from 'businesses'; YC lists company Inactive; YCDB lists Dead. Exit terms, acquirer, and whether PayDragon/Paperlinks were sold vs. shut down are undisclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.coachingforstartups.com/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paydragon", "http://www.ycdb.co/company/paydragon", "https://reforgers.com/startups/paydragon"]}, {"field": "start_fund_acceptance", "conflict": "June 2011 TechCrunch said Paperlinks 'plans to accept' Start Fund money; August 2011 batch-wide report says 60 of 63 S11 startups accepted, but Paperlinks acceptance not individually confirmed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/10/paperlinks-brings-business-optimized-qr-codes-to-life/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/start-fund-and-sv-angel-invest-9-million-in-new-y-combinator-startups/"]}, {"field": "investor_name_variant", "conflict": "Sources use both 'Rustic Canyon Partners' and 'Rustic Canyon Ventures'.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/18/paydragon-checkout/", "https://www.socaltech.com/paydragon_reveals___3_m_seed_funding_for_mobile_payments/s-0044108.html", "https://labusinessjournal.com/news/weekly-news/well-all-be-using-our-phone-pay-not-plastic/"]}, {"field": "crunchbase_profile", "gap": "No dedicated Crunchbase profile for PayDragon/Paperlinks found in search results.", "source_urls": []}, {"field": "shutdown_date", "gap": "No authoritative shutdown date found in primary sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paydragon", "https://reforgers.com/startups/paydragon"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.ycdb.co/company/paydragon", "https://betakit.com/paydragon-debuts-mobile-checkout-to-let-users-scan-and-buy-household-products/", "https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/hamilton-chan/2524", "https://labusinessjournal.com/news/weekly-news/well-all-be-using-our-phone-pay-not-plastic/", "https://mucker.com/mentor/hamilton-chan/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/paydragon", "https://socaltech.com/interview_with_hamilton_chan_paperlinks/s-0033797.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/01/paul-graham-total-value-of-y-combinator-funded-startups-is-4-7-billion/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/10/paperlinks-brings-business-optimized-qr-codes-to-life/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/start-fund-and-sv-angel-invest-9-million-in-new-y-combinator-startups/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/23/y-combinator-demo-day-the-ultimate-roundup/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/17/paperlinks-makes-takeout-menus-more-interactive-with-qr-codes/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/12/paydragon-launch/", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/18/paydragon-checkout/", "https://www.coachingforstartups.com/", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-6A1C1B1B-6A64-4621-9984-EB2FD173BDBA-PayDragon-07-30-2012", "https://www.socaltech.com/paydragon_reveals___3_m_seed_funding_for_mobile_payments/s-0044108.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/paydragon-yc-s11-raises-135m-so-hungry-people/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paydragon", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2011/paydragon.json"]