- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Founding date of Upbeat PR product", "conflict": "Sources report 2015 pivot/launch, January 2016 Product Hunt launch, 2016 founded year, and end-of-2016 start by co-founder.", "source_urls": ["https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/upbeat-raises-1-5-million-to-modernize-pr-outreach/", "https://globalventuring.com/university/upbeat-stays-optimistic-with-1-5m/", "https://rickyyean.com/about/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/prx.co", "https://www.producthunt.com/products/upbeat-2"]}, {"topic": "Founder roster for Upbeat PR", "conflict": "YC lists David Tran and Mark Linsey as Upbeat founders; TechCrunch/VentureBeat name Ricky Yean and David Tran as Upbeat co-founders; Mark Linsey is documented as Crowdbooster co-founder but not as Upbeat PR co-founder in 2017 press.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/upbeat", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/07/upbeat/", "https://rickyyean.com/about/"]}, {"topic": "Employee headcount", "conflict": "VentureBeat reported 9 employees (June 2017); YC/YC-OSS list team_size 2; YCDB estimates 30; PitchBook mirror lists 2.", "source_urls": ["https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/upbeat-raises-1-5-million-to-modernize-pr-outreach/", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2010/upbeat.json", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/upbeat"]}, {"topic": "Shutdown timing", "conflict": "Founders state operations discontinued around 2018; PitchBook mirror lists Out of Business on 2022-03-08; upbeatpr.com remains live with 2026-dated assets and active marketing copy.", "source_urls": ["https://rickyyean.com/about/", "http://www.roadtoengland.com/168664-33.html", "https://upbeatpr.com/"]}, {"topic": "Customer count", "conflict": "300+ (June 2017), 200+ (LinkedIn PRX snapshot), 400+ (current website), 500+ (founder retrospective).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/07/upbeat/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/prx.co", "https://upbeatpr.com/", "https://rickyyean.com/about/"]}, {"topic": "Entity lineage vs. YC batch label", "conflict": "YC S10 entry covers evolution from Crowdbooster/PRX to Upbeat PR (former_names: PRX Crowdbooster); original S10 product was social-media analytics Crowdbooster, not PR.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2010/upbeat.json", "https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/upbeat-raises-1-5-million-to-modernize-pr-outreach/", "https://rickyyean.com/about/"]}, {"topic": "Name collision with unrelated PRX", "gap": "Upbeat was formerly PRX.co; unrelated Public Radio Exchange (PRX) is a separate organization.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/07/upbeat/", "https://fair.org/home/the-new-podcast-oligopoly/"]}, {"topic": "Additional funding rounds", "gap": "Public sources consistently report a single $1.5M Upbeat seed round (2017). PitchBook mirror also lists a 2010 accelerator/incubator $120K round but primary press and founder accounts do not separately quantify total funding beyond the 2017 seed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/07/upbeat/", "http://www.roadtoengland.com/168664-33.html"]}, {"topic": "Acquisition details", "gap": "No sourced acquisition, merger, or exit transaction found; only shutdown/inactive status reported.", "source_urls": ["https://rickyyean.com/about/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/upbeat"]}, {"topic": "Current operator of upbeatpr.com", "gap": "Founders state Upbeat was discontinued circa 2018, but upbeatpr.com still markets PR services; no authoritative source found identifying current legal operator or confirming continuity with original venture-backed entity.", "source_urls": ["https://rickyyean.com/about/", "https://upbeatpr.com/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.roadtoengland.com/168664-33.html", "https://do.ithistory.org/db/companies/crowdbooster", "https://fair.org/home/the-new-podcast-oligopoly/", "https://globalventuring.com/university/upbeat-stays-optimistic-with-1-5m/", "https://newventurist.com/2011/10/ricky-yean-crowdbooster-boosts-effective-social-media-to-new-levels/", "https://rickyyean.com/", "https://rickyyean.com/about/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/18/homejoy-behind-the-scenes/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/07/upbeat/", "https://theorg.com/org/flow-club/org-chart/ricky-yean", "https://upbeatpr.com/", "https://upbeatpr.com/draper-university/", "https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/upbeat-raises-1-5-million-to-modernize-pr-outreach/", "https://www.datanyze.com/companies/upbeat/408314330", "https://www.davidtran.me/about/", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-AACFCECA-D229-4FBB-9F40-59ECA7AA0C1E-Upbeat-06-08-2017", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/prx.co", "https://www.producthunt.com/products/upbeat-2", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/upbeat", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/upbeat", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2010/upbeat.json"]