- conflicts or gaps
- [{"no_official_product_description": {"value": "YC and YC-OSS list PlayReader with empty one_liner and null long_description; no primary product spec found.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2008/playreader.json", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader"]}, "founder_list_discrepancy": {"value": "YC lists Joel Hoard and Karn Ratana only; Karn Ratana mentions Luke Bearden as a batchmate; third-party profile links Bearden to 'Awesome Highlighter/PlayReader'.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader", "https://karn.ratana.info/", "https://me.sh/profile/luke-bearden"]}, "shutdown_date_conflict": {"value": "End year 2011 (loot-drop) vs shutdown/event year 2012 (reforgers).", "source_urls": ["https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1638-playreader", "https://reforgers.com/startups/playreader"]}, "founding_date_conflict": {"value": "Reforgers lists founded 2012 while YC batch and other sources indicate 2008.", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/playreader", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader"]}, "funding_amount_unverified": {"value": "$2.5M total cash burned appears only on AI-assisted loot-drop.io with no primary corroboration; YC-specific total raised unknown.", "source_urls": ["https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1638-playreader", "https://reforgers.com/startups/playreader"]}, "loot_drop_internal_contradiction": {"value": "Loot-drop disclaimer states content is AI-assisted and may contain errors; one section text incorrectly suggests the company may still be active.", "source_urls": ["https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1638-playreader"]}, "name_collision_risk": {"value": "Unrelated products share similar naming (e.g., Google Reader Play, ElevenLabs Reader); not the same entity as PlayReader YC S08.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/10/google-reader-play/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/elevenlabs-reader-app-is-now-available-globally/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader"]}, "historical_employee_data_missing": {"value": true, "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2008/playreader.json", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader"]}, "website_content_not_verified": {"value": "playreader.com Wayback snapshot exists per YCDB but page content was not retrieved/verified during research.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/playreader"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://karn.ratana.info/", "https://me.sh/profile/luke-bearden", "https://reforgers.com/startups/playreader", "https://techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/y-combinators-demo-day-summer-2008/", "https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/10/google-reader-play/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/elevenlabs-reader-app-is-now-available-globally/", "https://web.archive.org/web/20070225164455/ycombinator.com/faq.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/karn-ratana/", "https://www.loot-drop.io/startup/1638-playreader", "https://www.startupcompanylawyer.com/2008/08/23/how-do-the-sample-y-combinator-series-aa-financing-documents-differ-from-typical-series-a-financing-documents-or-whats-the-difference-between-seed-and-venture-financing-terms/", "https://www.ycdb.co/batch/s08", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/playreader", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/playreader/jobs", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2008/playreader.json"]