- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Name collision with unrelated Pulse companies", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/11/linkedin-acquires-pulse-for-90m-in-stock-and-cash/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000155837021002653/R26.htm"]}, "detail": {"value": "LinkedIn acquired a different Pulse (newsreader, 2013, ~$90M). AeroVironment acquired a different Pulse (drone/UAS, 2019). Neither is this YC W18 company.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/11/linkedin-acquires-pulse-for-90m-in-stock-and-cash/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000155837021002653/R26.htm"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Total funding amount discrepancy", "source_urls": ["https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/02/2010790/0/en/Social-Research-Platform-Pulse-Announces-Series-A-Unveils-Product-IQ-New-Product-Recommendation-Engine-for-CIOs.html", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pulse-qa"]}, "detail": {"value": "Company-reported total at Series A: $10.5M. CB Insights reports $10.7M. Tracxn reports $10.6M across 4 rounds. Pre-seed/angel rounds before the $4M seed are not fully documented in primary press releases.", "source_urls": ["https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/02/2010790/0/en/Social-Research-Platform-Pulse-Announces-Series-A-Unveils-Product-IQ-New-Product-Recommendation-Engine-for-CIOs.html", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pulse-qa", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pulse/__IolMpAheeNpB5DBeRROP27bCtVi9tBsGeLbk-VrUuLY"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee count discrepancy", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-2", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pulse.qa"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC lists team size 11. LinkedIn (post-acquisition snapshot) lists 8 employees. No authoritative headcount at acquisition date found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-2", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pulse.qa"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Community size growth over time", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/13/pulse-qa-wants-to-transform-the-way-we-gather-data-from-cios/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-2"]}, "detail": {"value": "TechCrunch (Feb 2018) reports 2,000+ CIOs. YC and 2020 press release cite ~15,000 C-suite executives. Figures reflect different dates, not necessarily conflicting at a single point in time.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/13/pulse-qa-wants-to-transform-the-way-we-gather-data-from-cios/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-2"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Seed round date variance", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news/pulse-q%26a/", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-A62A3E89-D059-4F6D-A559-2F05F8575723-Pulse-Q-A-06-21-2018"]}, "detail": {"value": "PR Newswire lists announcement date 2018-06-19. Secondary databases (e.g. Gaebler) list close date 2018-06-21.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news/pulse-q%26a/", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-A62A3E89-D059-4F6D-A559-2F05F8575723-Pulse-Q-A-06-21-2018"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Post-acquisition product and website status", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000030/R9.htm", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pulse.qa"]}, "detail": {"value": "SEC filing confirms acquisition terms and Research-segment reporting but does not detail product roadmap. LinkedIn claims integration into Gartner Peer Insights; independent verification of current pulse.qa site status not found in primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000030/R9.htm", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pulse.qa"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founder retention/compensation terms", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000030/R9.htm"]}, "detail": {"value": "Up to $4.5M additional cash contingent on continuing employment of certain key employees over three years; individual recipients and amounts not disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000030/R9.htm"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/11/linkedin-acquires-pulse-for-90m-in-stock-and-cash/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/13/pulse-qa-wants-to-transform-the-way-we-gather-data-from-cios/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pulse/__IolMpAheeNpB5DBeRROP27bCtVi9tBsGeLbk-VrUuLY", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pulse-qa", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-A62A3E89-D059-4F6D-A559-2F05F8575723-Pulse-Q-A-06-21-2018", "https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/pulse-qa-raises-4-million-seed-round-led-by-true-ventures/", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/02/2010790/0/en/Social-Research-Platform-Pulse-Announces-Series-A-Unveils-Product-IQ-New-Product-Recommendation-Engine-for-CIOs.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/pulse.qa", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news/pulse-q%26a/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000155837021002653/R26.htm", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000030/R9.htm", "https://www.trueventures.com/blog/pulse-qa-helps-tech-execs", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-2"]