- conflicts or gaps
- [{"yc_founders_list_incomplete": {"value": "YC company page lists only Helson Taveras as founder; omits co-founder/CEO Daniel Ahmadizadeh despite multiple primary sources naming both", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/riley", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/26/riley-seed-funding/"]}, "headquarters_discrepancy": {"value": "YC lists New York; Gaebler and LinkedIn list San Francisco, CA", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/riley", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-7ADDCDC0-5E5E-46C7-AAF7-4BE49693458F-Riley", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/text-riley"]}, "funding_round_discrepancy": {"value": "Tracxn reports $3.22M across 3 rounds including a Series A (Apr 2017); TechCrunch, Gaebler, and Wellfound report a single $3.1M seed round (May 2017)", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/riley/__lnlSG6myoIZ46pH7CB2lDCPVWGuk79Nda-Cb7ZM24LI", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/26/riley-seed-funding/", "https://wellfound.com/company/getrileynow"]}, "website_current_state": {"value": "getrileynow.com still resolves but appears compromised or abandoned: original Riley real-estate marketing mixed with unrelated casino/gambling spam content; signup may not reflect active company", "source_urls": ["https://getrileynow.com/"]}, "linkedin_stale_profile": {"value": "LinkedIn company page (text-riley) shows status 'active' and 1 employee despite 2019 shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/text-riley", "https://www.inman.com/2019/03/14/lead-qualification-startup-riley-shuts-down/"]}, "automation_vs_human_powered": {"value": "Product marketed as '100% human powered' but also described as using automation for initial contact and operational tooling; Inman described 'automated system' with human follow-up", "source_urls": ["https://getrileynow.com/", "https://www.inman.com/2019/03/14/lead-qualification-startup-riley-shuts-down/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/26/riley-seed-funding/"]}, "wellfound_product_description_drift": {"value": "Wellfound listing describes SMS/voicemail/email automation product that may reflect post-shutdown stale data or later pivot description, diverging from human-concierge positioning in primary 2017–2019 sources", "source_urls": ["https://wellfound.com/company/getrileynow", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/26/riley-seed-funding/"]}, "yc_growth_ranking_source": {"value": "5th fastest-growing in W17 batch cited by Inman; primary Mattermark or YC source for that ranking not independently verified", "source_urls": ["https://www.inman.com/2019/03/14/lead-qualification-startup-riley-shuts-down/"]}, "helson_taveras_post_shutdown": {"value": "No public post-shutdown role or activity for co-founder Helson Taveras found in reviewed sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/riley", "https://shutdownlikeaboss.com/post/183516714125/riley-is-shutting-down-team-is-available"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://geekestateblog.com/interview-riley-ceo-daniel-ahmadizadeh/", "https://getrileynow.com/", "https://shutdownlikeaboss.com/post/183516714125/riley-is-shutting-down-team-is-available", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/20/yc-demo-day-winter-2017/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/26/riley-seed-funding/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/riley/__lnlSG6myoIZ46pH7CB2lDCPVWGuk79Nda-Cb7ZM24LI", "https://wellfound.com/company/getrileynow", "https://www.businessinsider.com/why-businesses-fail-how-to-avoid-startup-death-founders-investors-2019-8", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-7ADDCDC0-5E5E-46C7-AAF7-4BE49693458F-Riley", "https://www.inman.com/2019/03/14/lead-qualification-startup-riley-shuts-down/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/text-riley", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danielahmadizadeh_riley-yc-w17-activity-7250558076771008512-kJ2D", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/riley"]