- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pillar-6", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/pillar/lfashdcn6z53zzic3", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/279842-23", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/pillar-2"]}, "issue": {"value": "Total funding varies: CB Insights $3.5M, TheCompanyCheck/Tracxn $3.45M, PitchBook $5M across 4 rounds; Startup Intros reports $32M and appears to conflate a different Pillar company.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pillar-6", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/pillar/lfashdcn6z53zzic3", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/279842-23", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/pillar-2"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2/jobs"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC main company page lists only Faisal Younus as Active Founder; YC jobs page lists both Michael Ivkov and Faisal Younus as Founders.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2/jobs"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2", "https://linkedin.com/in/mivkov"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC reports team_size 5; third-party LinkedIn-derived snippets report ~14 employees; no primary company headcount disclosure found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2019/pillar-2.json", "https://linkedin.com/in/mivkov"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pillar-6", "https://linkedin.com/in/mivkov"]}, "issue": {"value": "Most sources list founded 2019; some LinkedIn-derived company snippets list founded 2020.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pillar-6", "https://linkedin.com/in/mivkov", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2020/08/03/athlane-an-esports-streamer-analytics-platform-backed-by-y-combinator-and-ninja-works-with-reebok-to-connect-them-with-top-content-creators/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products.positioning", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2020/08/03/athlane-an-esports-streamer-analytics-platform-backed-by-y-combinator-and-ninja-works-with-reebok-to-connect-them-with-top-content-creators/", "https://pillar.io/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Company pivoted/rebranded from esports/gaming sponsorship analytics (Athlane) to broader creator-commerce and link-in-bio platform (Pillar); historical and current product descriptions differ materially.", "source_urls": ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2020/08/03/athlane-an-esports-streamer-analytics-platform-backed-by-y-combinator-and-ninja-works-with-reebok-to-connect-them-with-top-content-creators/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2021/08/27/pillar-lays-the-foundation-for-influencers-to-monetize-their-work-new-creator-economy/", "https://pillar.io/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds[3].announced_at", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/pillar/lfashdcn6z53zzic3", "https://app.dealroom.co/companies/pillar_1_7"]}, "issue": {"value": "Latest seed round timing differs: TheCompanyCheck lists Jun 2022; Dealroom lists May 2022; amount undisclosed in all sources checked.", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/pillar/lfashdcn6z53zzic3", "https://app.dealroom.co/companies/pillar_1_7", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pillar/__Cuj3RgT7cPATsVsPexqAuGq3odFJfX4X5qXbkuT-MDk"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.legal_name", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pillar-6"]}, "issue": {"value": "No authoritative public source found for registered legal entity name; only operating brand Pillar and former name Athlane confirmed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pillar-6", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2019/pillar-2.json"]}}, {"field": {"value": "company_slug", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2019/pillar-2.json"]}, "issue": {"value": "Internal/database slug pillar_2 differs from YC public slug pillar-2.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2019/pillar-2.json", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pillar-2"]}}, {"field": {"value": "third_party_database_quality", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/pillar/lfashdcn6z53zzic3"]}, "issue": {"value": "TheCompanyCheck page mixes unrelated companies/news (Grab, Indianapolis HR-tech Pillar acquisition), reducing reliability of some fields on that source.", "source_urls": ["https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/pillar/lfashdcn6z53zzic3"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products.user_metrics", "source_urls": ["https://pillar.io/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Company website claims 100,000+ creators and $10M+ earned through Pillar stores; figures are self-reported and not independently verified in sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://pillar.io/", "https://dememarketing.com/pillar-io-review/"]}}]]
- source urls
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