- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC directory lists Founded 2006; YCDB lists 2007; Justin.tv public launch was March 19, 2007", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders_list", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC company page lists Justin Kan, Emmett Shear, and Kyle Vogt only; Wikipedia and Bessemer memo also list Michael Seibel and Kevin Lin as co-founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)", "https://www.bvp.com/memos/twitch"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding_raised", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/19/twitch-15m-bessemer-venture-partners/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YCDB reports $35.0M total funding; Wikipedia cites $7M Justin.tv-era funding plus $15M (2012) and $20M (2013) for Twitch, implying ~$42M; early Justin.tv rounds beyond the $8M Series A are not fully itemized in primary sources retrieved", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/19/twitch-15m-bessemer-venture-partners/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://digiday.com/marketing/in-graphic-detail-digging-into-the-numbers-around-twitchs-35-layoff/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC directory team_size 2000 vs YCDB 7970 vs Digiday peak ~1800 (end 2022) vs post-layoff estimates near ~900–1000; Amazon does not report Twitch headcount separately", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://digiday.com/marketing/in-graphic-detail-digging-into-the-numbers-around-twitchs-35-layoff/", "https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/10/a-difficult-update-about-our-workforce/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status_label", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC and YCDB label status 'Acquired'/'Exited', but Twitch continues as an operating Amazon subsidiary rather than a dissolved company", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_price", "source_urls": ["https://www.reuters.com/article/business/amazon-snaps-up-live-video-startup-twitch-for-970-million-idUSKBN0GP1N8/", "https://www.investopedia.com/investing/how-does-twitch-amazons-video-game-streaming-platform-make-money/"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Amazon press release and Reuters report $970M cash; Reuters notes retention agreements push deal over $1B; some secondary sources round to $1B", "source_urls": ["https://www.reuters.com/article/business/amazon-snaps-up-live-video-startup-twitch-for-970-million-idUSKBN0GP1N8/", "https://www.investopedia.com/investing/how-does-twitch-amazons-video-game-streaming-platform-make-money/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "revenue_and_profitability", "source_urls": ["https://www.investopedia.com/investing/how-does-twitch-amazons-video-game-streaming-platform-make-money/", "https://www.newser.com/story/353602/will-amazons-nearly-1b-acquisition-end-up-a-zombie.html"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Amazon does not disclose Twitch revenue or profit separately; sources cite ~$72M revenue at acquisition (2014), ~$2B (2020 Nielsen estimate), ~$3B (2023 press estimate), and ongoing reports that Twitch remains unprofitable a decade post-acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.investopedia.com/investing/how-does-twitch-amazons-video-game-streaming-platform-make-money/", "https://www.newser.com/story/353602/will-amazons-nearly-1b-acquisition-end-up-a-zombie.html", "https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/10/a-difficult-update-about-our-workforce/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "series_a_investors", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv", "https://www.videoproc.com/resource/what-happened-to-justin-tv.htm"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Wikipedia cites Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates for Series A; other sources name Alsop Louie Partners and Felicis Ventures for the October 2007 $8M round", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv", "https://www.videoproc.com/resource/what-happened-to-justin-tv.htm"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/10/a-difficult-update-about-our-workforce/", "https://digiday.com/marketing/in-graphic-detail-digging-into-the-numbers-around-twitchs-35-layoff/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Shear", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Lin_(entrepreneur)", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/19/twitch-15m-bessemer-venture-partners/", "https://www.bvp.com/memos/twitch", "https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/10/amazon-layoffs-company-cuts-over-500-twitch-employees.html", "https://www.engadget.com/2013-09-30-twitch-gets-20-million-in-funding-take-two-among-investors.html", "https://www.investopedia.com/investing/how-does-twitch-amazons-video-game-streaming-platform-make-money/", "https://www.newser.com/story/353602/will-amazons-nearly-1b-acquisition-end-up-a-zombie.html", "https://www.reuters.com/article/business/amazon-snaps-up-live-video-startup-twitch-for-970-million-idUSKBN0GP1N8/", "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872414000034/amzn-2014augustxex991.htm", "https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24032187/twitch-layoffs-video-game-industry", "https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/Twitch/venture-funding.php", "https://www.videoproc.com/resource/what-happened-to-justin-tv.htm", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/twitch", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/welcome-back-to-yc-emmett-shear-and-wayne-crosby", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2007/twitch.json"]