- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "third_co_founder", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit", "https://observer.com/2011/07/rumors-acquisitions-did-reddit-have-a-third-co-founder/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Aaron Swartz widely called a Reddit co-founder (Paul Graham, YC, press) but Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian maintain he was an Infogami founder whose company merged into Not A Bug, Inc., not a Reddit co-founder", "source_urls": ["https://observer.com/2011/07/rumors-acquisitions-did-reddit-have-a-third-co-founder/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit", "https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/reddit-co-founder-charged-data-theft/353032/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "yc_directory_status", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC company page still lists status 'Acquired' despite Reddit going public on NYSE (RDDT) in March 2024", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024012380/reddit-final424b4.htm", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit"]}}, {"field": {"value": "yc_seed_amount", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Reddit", "https://sequoiacap.com/podcast/crucible-moments-reddit/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Wikipedia timeline cites $100K YC seed; Sequoia podcast cites a $12,000 inaugural YC check — likely different accounting of total YC funding vs per-founder stipend", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Reddit", "https://sequoiacap.com/podcast/crucible-moments-reddit/", "https://paulgraham.com/reddits.html"]}}, {"field": {"value": "conde_nast_acquisition_price", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Reddit"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Sources report Condé Nast acquisition price as $10M, $10–20M, or 'less than $20 million' without a single confirmed figure", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Reddit"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding_raised", "source_urls": ["https://forgeglobal.com/reddit_ipo/", "https://eqvista.com/reddit-shareholders-from-start-to-ipo/", "https://c.parsers.vc/startup/reddit.com/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Total pre-IPO funding reported as ~$1.3B (Forge), ~$1.4B (Eqvista/S-1 narrative), or $2.21B (third-party aggregators) depending on source and round inclusion", "source_urls": ["https://forgeglobal.com/reddit_ipo/", "https://eqvista.com/reddit-shareholders-from-start-to-ipo/", "https://c.parsers.vc/startup/reddit.com/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC directory lists team size 2000 (undated); SEC S-1 reports precise headcount 2,013 as of Dec 31, 2023 — close but not identical and from different sources/dates", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm"]}}, {"field": {"value": "original_product_idea", "source_urls": ["https://paulgraham.com/reddits.html", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Founders initially pitched mobile food-ordering app (My Mobile Menu / 'cell food'); rejected at YC interview, then pivoted to link-sharing site inspired by del.icio.us/popular per Paul Graham", "source_urls": ["https://paulgraham.com/reddits.html", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit", "http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1950866"]}}, {"field": {"value": "api_pricing_controversy_2023", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit_API_controversy", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm"]}, "conflict": {"value": "June 2023 API pricing changes sparked site-wide blackout protests and shutdown of major third-party apps (Apollo, RIF, Sync); Reddit acknowledged negative publicity in S-1 but maintained pricing; developer trust gap persists", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit_API_controversy", "https://apnews.com/article/reddit-blackout-api-91f60aaec2eaf7cd0e3751e2fb3dd653", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/08/popular-third-party-reddit-app-apollo-is-shutting-down-as-a-result-of-reddits-new-api-pricing/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm"]}}, {"field": {"value": "profitability_history", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Reddit incurred net losses through most of its history ($158.6M in 2022, $90.8M in 2023); adjusted EBITDA turned positive in H2 2023 but long-term profitability remains uncertain per S-1 risk factors", "source_urls": ["https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024011794/redditfwp31924.htm"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1950866", "https://apnews.com/article/reddit-blackout-api-91f60aaec2eaf7cd0e3751e2fb3dd653", "https://c.parsers.vc/startup/reddit.com/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit_API_controversy", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Reddit", "https://eqvista.com/reddit-shareholders-from-start-to-ipo/", "https://forgeglobal.com/reddit_ipo/", "https://observer.com/2011/07/rumors-acquisitions-did-reddit-have-a-third-co-founder/", "https://paulgraham.com/reddits.html", "https://redditinc.com/policies/data-api-terms", "https://searchengineland.com/openai-may-pay-reddit-70m-for-licensing-deal-451882", "https://sequoiacap.com/podcast/crucible-moments-reddit/", "https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/14945211791892-Developer-Platform-Accessing-Reddit-Data", "https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/42728983564564-Responsible-Builder-Policy", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/08/popular-third-party-reddit-app-apollo-is-shutting-down-as-a-result-of-reddits-new-api-pricing/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/09/reddit-locks-down-its-public-data-in-new-content-policy-says-use-now-requires-a-contract/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/openai-inks-deal-to-train-ai-on-reddit-data/", "https://theverge.com/2024/5/16/24158529/reddit-openai-chatgpt-api-access-advertising", "https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/openai-strikes-deal-bring-reddit-content-chatgpt-2024-05-16/", "https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-ai-content-licensing-deal-with-google-sources-say-2024-02-22/", "https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-eyes-up-65-billion-valuation-ipo-wsj-reports-2024-03-01/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024006294/reddits-1q423.htm", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024011794/redditfwp31924.htm", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713445/000162828024012380/reddit-final424b4.htm", "https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/reddit-co-founder-charged-data-theft/353032/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit"]