- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Founding / setup date", "conflict": "Sources cite 2008 (project start), 2009 (company founded), and 2012-04-04 (California Pebble Technology Corp. entity filing).", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@ericmigi/why-pebble-failed-d7be937c6232", "https://discovery.patsnap.com/company/pebble-technology/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_(watch)"]}, {"topic": "Total funding raised", "conflict": "CB Insights reports $58.74M across 10 rounds; MIT Technology Review cites ~$15.4M venture capital only; Startup Intros lists $105.2M including post-2016 unrelated rounds—likely different entity or erroneous aggregation.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pebble-technology/financials", "https://www.technologyreview.com/2016/06/02/159865/how-pebble-is-killing-it-on-kickstarter/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/pebble"]}, {"topic": "Fitbit acquisition price", "conflict": "Initial reports: $34M–$40M; Fitbit later disclosed $23M in Feb 2017 earnings.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/07/pebble-confirms-its-shutting-down-devs-and-software-going-to-fitbit/", "https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/22/14703108/fitbit-bought-pebble-for-23-millionw"]}, {"topic": "Citizen $740M acquisition offer (2015)", "conflict": "Widely reported by TechCrunch/The Guardian/QZ citing sources; Business Insider source directly familiar with talks said Citizen never discussed buying Pebble and called it a false rumor.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/fitbit-pebble/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/how-smartwatch-pioneer-pebble-lost-everything-2016-12", "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/08/kickstarter-pebble-shut-down"]}, {"topic": "Intel $70M offer", "conflict": "Reported by TechCrunch, Business Insider, The Guardian; not independently confirmed by Intel or Pebble in primary filings.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/fitbit-pebble/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/how-smartwatch-pioneer-pebble-lost-everything-2016-12"]}, {"topic": "Co-founder designation", "conflict": "YC lists Eric Migicovsky as sole listed founder; Andrew Witte described as second employee/CTO but not formal co-founder in primary profiles.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pebble", "https://case.edu/think/fallwinter2013/30under30/andrew-witte.html"]}, {"topic": "Peak employee count", "conflict": "Reports range ~150 (May 2015) to ~170 (2015 peak estimate) to 160 (March 2016 pre-layoff).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/20/even-with-18-million-in-the-bank-rumor-has-it-that-pebble-is-on-the-rocks/", "https://fasterthannormal.co/businesses/pebble-technology", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_(watch)"]}, {"topic": "2015 debt vs venture financing", "conflict": "Exact composition of $26M–$28M raised in 2015–2016 not fully disclosed; Silicon Valley Bank debt reported but unconfirmed by company.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/smartwatch-firm-pebble-lays-off-25-of-its-staff/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/20/even-with-18-million-in-the-bank-rumor-has-it-that-pebble-is-on-the-rocks/"]}, {"topic": "2015 Pebble Time revenue miss", "conflict": "Founder stated 2015 Pebble Time sales targeted ~$100M but achieved $82M; not independently audited in public sources.", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@ericmigi/why-pebble-failed-d7be937c6232"]}, {"topic": "Early team member identities", "gap": "Only first names (Steve, Garret, Brad, Nick, Rahul, Derek) provided in founder narrative; full names and roles not sourced.", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/@ericmigi/why-pebble-failed-d7be937c6232"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://case.edu/think/fallwinter2013/30under30/andrew-witte.html", "https://discovery.patsnap.com/company/pebble-technology/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Migicovsky", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_(watch)", "https://fasterthannormal.co/businesses/pebble-technology", "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pebble-announces-15m-funding-next-171500870.html", "https://fortune.com/2014/03/20/pebble-sold-400000-smartwatches-last-year-on-track-to-double-revenues-in-2014/", "https://medium.com/@ericmigi/why-pebble-failed-d7be937c6232", "https://mobilesyrup.com/2014/03/21/pebble-has-sold-over-400000-smart-watches-since-january-2013/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/pebble", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/13/how-the-pebble-smart-watch-hit-2-million-on-kickstarter-qa/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/16/pebble-nabs-15m-in-funding-outs-pebblekit-sdk-and-pebble-sports-api-to-spur-smartwatch-app-development/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/20/even-with-18-million-in-the-bank-rumor-has-it-that-pebble-is-on-the-rocks/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/smartwatch-firm-pebble-lays-off-25-of-its-staff/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/30/pebble-kickstarter/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/fitbit-pebble/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/07/pebble-confirms-its-shutting-down-devs-and-software-going-to-fitbit/", "https://theamphour.com/175-an-interview-with-andrew-witte-telistic-timepiece-technomania/", "https://uwaterloo.ca/news/eng-kickstarter-king-has-pebble-time-his-hands", "https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/pebble-doing-things-that-dont-scale/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/how-smartwatch-pioneer-pebble-lost-everything-2016-12", "https://www.businessinsider.com/pebble-layoffs-2016-3", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pebble-technology/financials", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/fitbit-paid-23-million-for-wearable-startup-pebble/", "https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/06/87297-pebbles-third-crowdfunding-campaign-nears-12m-final-week-kickstarter/", "https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fitbit-bought-wearables-rival-pebble-pittance-1608201", "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/getpebble/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android", "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/getpebble/pebble-time-awesome-smartwatch-no-compromises", "https://www.reviewed.com/news/pebble-sold-400000-smartwatches-in-2013", "https://www.technologyreview.com/2016/06/02/159865/how-pebble-is-killing-it-on-kickstarter/", "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/high-tech-tailor-measures-up-in-the-silicon-valley/article20378020/", "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/08/kickstarter-pebble-shut-down", "https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/23/11292742/pebble-laying-off-25-percent-of-staff", "https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/22/14703108/fitbit-bought-pebble-for-23-millionw", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/hardware-ama-with-yc-partner-eric-migicovsky", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/pebble-yc-w11-sells-400-000-smart-watches-in-its-first-year", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pebble"]