- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founding_date", "conflict": "CB Insights and some sources say founded 2010; Business Insider and PandoDaily repost say founded 2011; public launch was 2011-01-26.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/tutorspree", "https://www.businessinsider.com/tutorspree-shuts-down-2013-9", "https://bambooinnovator.com/2013/09/09/yc-alum-tutorspree-shuts-down-once-tutorspree-matches-a-tutor-with-its-tutee-there-is-little-to-stop-them-from-paying-the-tutor-in-person-and-cutting-tutorspree-and-its-fees-out-of-the-picture/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/tutorspree/"]}, {"field": "headquarters_location", "conflict": "Y Combinator company page lists Chicago, IL; TechCrunch and CB Insights list New York, NY.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tutorspree", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/08/tutorspree-shut-down/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/tutorspree"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "Y Combinator page lists team size 51; contemporaneous press reports ~10 employees at shutdown.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tutorspree", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/08/tutorspree-shut-down/"]}, {"field": "seed_valuation", "conflict": "~$7M post-money valuation reported only by unnamed industry observers; no primary company or investor disclosure found.", "source_urls": ["https://bambooinnovator.com/2013/09/09/yc-alum-tutorspree-shuts-down-once-tutorspree-matches-a-tutor-with-its-tutee-there-is-little-to-stop-them-from-paying-the-tutor-in-person-and-cutting-tutorspree-and-its-fees-out-of-the-picture/"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": "Whether Start Fund $150K convertible note (Jan 2011) is included in commonly cited $1.8M total is unclear; $1.8M explicitly equals $1M + $800K per TechCrunch.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tutorspree-adds-800k-from-resolute-vc-sequoia-others-to-help-students-find-better-local-tutoring/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/yuri-milner-sv-angel-offer-every-new-y-combinator-startup-150k/"]}, {"field": "start_fund_acceptance", "gap": "No primary source explicitly confirms Tutorspree accepted the $150K Start Fund offer, though it was offered to all YC W11 companies and ~90%+ of batch accepted.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/90-of-y-combinator-startups-have-already-accepted-the-150k-start-fund-offer/"]}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": "Wyzant asset purchase price undisclosed; described as low/affordable.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/fresh-off-its-21-5m-raise-tutoring-marketplace-wyzant-acquires-deadpooled-competitor-tutorspree/"]}, {"field": "revenue_customer_counts", "gap": "No verified total revenue, GMV, or paying-customer counts found in primary sources; only directional revenue/margin claims in founder post-mortem.", "source_urls": ["https://blog.aaronkharris.com/when-seo-fails-single-channel-dependency-and-the-end-of-tutorspree"]}, {"field": "josh_abrams_post_tutorspree", "gap": "Post-Tutorspree career path for Josh Abrams not documented in primary sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://shalhevetboilingpoint.com/alumni/2013/06/05/20-years-of-alumni-josh-abrams-01-kickstarting-a-company/"]}, {"field": "yc_profile_data_quality", "conflict": "Y Combinator Tutorspree page description appears to describe Wyzant (post-acquisition successor), not original Tutorspree product.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tutorspree"]}, {"field": "cbinsights_funding_round_count", "conflict": "CB Insights lists 4 fundings including asset sale and shutdown-related entries; press consistently describes 2 equity rounds totaling $1.8M plus asset sale.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/tutorspree/financials", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/08/tutorspree-shut-down/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://bambooinnovator.com/2013/09/09/yc-alum-tutorspree-shuts-down-once-tutorspree-matches-a-tutor-with-its-tutee-there-is-little-to-stop-them-from-paying-the-tutor-in-person-and-cutting-tutorspree-and-its-fees-out-of-the-picture/", "https://blog.aaronkharris.com/when-seo-fails-single-channel-dependency-and-the-end-of-tutorspree", "https://ideamensch.com/aaron-harris/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2146513", "https://shalhevetboilingpoint.com/alumni/2013/06/05/20-years-of-alumni-josh-abrams-01-kickstarting-a-company/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/tutorspree/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/yuri-milner-sv-angel-offer-every-new-y-combinator-startup-150k/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/29/90-of-y-combinator-startups-have-already-accepted-the-150k-start-fund-offer/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/20/tutorspree-raises-1-million-round-led-by-sequoia-capital/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tutorspree-adds-800k-from-resolute-vc-sequoia-others-to-help-students-find-better-local-tutoring/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/08/tutorspree-shut-down/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/fresh-off-its-21-5m-raise-tutoring-marketplace-wyzant-acquires-deadpooled-competitor-tutorspree/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/tutorspree-shuts-down-2013-9", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/tutorspree", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/tutorspree/financials", "https://www.edsurge.com/news/2013-02-18-tutorspree-scores-800k-to-expand-tutoring-networks", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/two-new-yc-partners-justin-kan-and-aaron-harris", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rankscience", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tutorspree"]