- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "exit_status.acquirer", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab", "https://russellpollari.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-personal-failure"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists Status Acquired but no acquirer, date, or price is published. Jul 2021 transition was internal founder swap with no money changing hands; Jul 2024 post references new ownership but buyer remains unnamed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab", "https://russellpollari.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-personal-failure"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://golden.com/wiki/SharpestMinds-JNZJJ65", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}, "issue": {"value": "Founded year conflicts: YC lists 2018; LinkedIn/Golden list 2016; Golden also lists date incorporated 2014. Founder post says current product version started mid-2018 after YC pivot of prior version.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://golden.com/wiki/SharpestMinds-JNZJJ65", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/sharpestminds-wants-to-help-startups-find-ai-talent-before-google-and-facebook-snatch-them/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Y Combinator active founders section lists only Edouard Harris; TechCrunch and founder Medium post identify Jeremie Harris as cofounder.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/sharpestminds-wants-to-help-startups-find-ai-talent-before-google-and-facebook-snatch-them/", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/sharpestminds"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount estimates diverge widely: YC team_size 4; LinkedIn aggregate 45; SignalHire 1-10.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/sharpestminds.json", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/sharpestminds"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.status vs operating_status", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://golden.com/wiki/SharpestMinds-JNZJJ65"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC status Acquired conflicts with CB Insights Alive, Golden Active, and LinkedIn/SignalHire active independent listings.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://golden.com/wiki/SharpestMinds-JNZJJ65", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/sharpestminds-wants-to-help-startups-find-ai-talent-before-google-and-facebook-snatch-them/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}, "issue": {"value": "Feb 2018 launch coverage describes startup recruiting/talent-matching product; current YC description and post-pivot founder narrative describe ISA mentorship marketplace—same brand, different core product.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/sharpestminds-wants-to-help-startups-find-ai-talent-before-google-and-facebook-snatch-them/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sharpestminds/__u3v1IggRmumFNJykyaAI-1rmIb78JFSD7XcKi5A29lI/funding-and-investors", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}, "issue": {"value": "Tracxn/CB Insights report $120K in one seed round; LinkedIn lists three funding events including undisclosed 2016 rounds; founder says almost no post-YC external financing beyond YC.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sharpestminds/__u3v1IggRmumFNJykyaAI-1rmIb78JFSD7XcKi5A29lI/funding-and-investors", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.website", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds"]}, "issue": {"value": "Primary website http://sharpestminds.com could not be verified reachable during research; current operator and post-2024 leadership not publicly identified.", "source_urls": ["https://russellpollari.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-personal-failure", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://golden.com/wiki/SharpestMinds-JNZJJ65", "https://linkedin.com/in/aleruperti", "https://linkedin.com/in/jeremieharris", "https://linkedin.com/in/russell-pollari", "https://medium.com/@edouard_harris/moving-on-3cd0fd455aab", "https://russellpollari.substack.com/p/a-new-chapter-for-sharpestminds", "https://russellpollari.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-personal-failure", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/sharpestminds-wants-to-help-startups-find-ai-talent-before-google-and-facebook-snatch-them/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sharpestminds/__u3v1IggRmumFNJykyaAI-1rmIb78JFSD7XcKi5A29lI/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sharpestminds", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/sharpestminds/financials", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sharpestminds", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/sharpestminds.json"]