- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "YCDB and YC founder profile say founded 2010; Tracxn says founded 2011", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/venuetastic", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/venuetastic", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/venuetastic/__Q1k5uUWC4fsKDoJTsnIUYOjt8j41kXK6QtZ8COfo6pQ"]}, {"field": "shutdown_date", "conflict": "Tracxn lists July 2013; YC founder profile says company ran 2010–13; Medium says company ultimately shut down without specific date", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/venuetastic/__Q1k5uUWC4fsKDoJTsnIUYOjt8j41kXK6QtZ8COfo6pQ", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/venuetastic", "https://medium.com/@MichaelandMa/whatever-happened-to-the-class-of-w11-yc-a-decade-later-c15174d81d7d"]}, {"field": "team_size", "conflict": "YC lists team size 2; YCDB lists 5 employees; June 2011 post says hiring first two employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/venuetastic", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/venuetastic", "https://women2.com/2011/06/28/20110628y-combinator-company-changing-the-event-industry-with-venuetastic/"]}, {"field": "funding_amounts", "gap": "No primary source publishes total capital raised or confirms Venuetastic individually accepted the $150K Start Fund offer; Tracxn seed round amount is undisclosed and date matches public launch date", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/venuetastic/__Q1k5uUWC4fsKDoJTsnIUYOjt8j41kXK6QtZ8COfo6pQ", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/yuri-milner-sv-angel-offer-every-new-y-combinator-startup-150k/", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/20/venuetastic-makes-booking-an-event-space-a-breeze/"]}, {"field": "angel_seed_round", "gap": "A separate angel seed round is referenced only on founder LinkedIn profiles, not corroborated by TechCrunch, YC, women2, or Tracxn in accessible sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenabelkor"]}, {"field": "later_traction_metrics", "gap": "Claims of 500k daily visitors, 8k+ venues in 15 U.S. cities, and team of 11 appear only on founder LinkedIn and conflict with contemporaneous June 2011 report of 700+ Bay Area venues", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenabelkor", "https://women2.com/2011/06/28/20110628y-combinator-company-changing-the-event-industry-with-venuetastic/"]}, {"field": "founder_name", "gap": "Helen Belogolova is named in 2011 press; YC now lists Lena Belkor (Belogolova) — same person, name change not explained in cited sources", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/20/venuetastic-makes-booking-an-event-space-a-breeze/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/venuetastic"]}, {"field": "christine_yen_prior_roles", "gap": "women2 confirms Aardvark acquisition context; Google employment dates and technical stack details not verified in non-LinkedIn primary sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://women2.com/2011/06/28/20110628y-combinator-company-changing-the-event-industry-with-venuetastic/", "https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-acquires-aardvark.html"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://christineyen.com/2017/03/selected-venuetastic-lessons/", "https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-acquires-aardvark.html", "https://medium.com/@MichaelandMa/whatever-happened-to-the-class-of-w11-yc-a-decade-later-c15174d81d7d", "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/2011/04/20/venuetastic-makes-booking-an-event-space-a-breeze/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/venuetastic/__Q1k5uUWC4fsKDoJTsnIUYOjt8j41kXK6QtZ8COfo6pQ", "https://women2.com/2011/06/28/20110628y-combinator-company-changing-the-event-industry-with-venuetastic/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenabelkor", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/venuetastic", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/yuri-milner-sv-angel-offer-every-new-y-combin", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/venuetastic"]