- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_conflict": {"value": "Sources disagree: founder/press cite 2012; YC company page lists founded 2013", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/vidpresso/were-joining-facebook-d19f42dcd87", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/vidpresso-wants-to-help-tv-stations-put-your-tweets-and-facebook-comments-on-air/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vidpresso"]}, "headquarters_conflict": {"value": "Operating HQ reported as Ogden, Utah at acquisition; YC lists New York City, NY", "source_urls": ["https://venturebeat.com/social/facebook-acqui-hires-utah-startup-vidpresso-for-its-interactive-live-video-tools/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vidpresso"]}, "founder_roster_conflict": {"value": "2012 launch co-founders (Bennett, Caldwell, Mainwaring) differ from later cofounder Hassan Salahuddin (2013+) and YC listing only Randall Bennett", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/vidpresso-wants-to-help-tv-stations-put-your-tweets-and-facebook-comments-on-air/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassansalahuddin", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-caldwell-320394106", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vidpresso"]}, "acquisition_nature_gap": {"value": "Publicly described as acqui-hire/asset purchase, not full company acquisition; legal entity fate and whether 'Acquired' status equals company sale is ambiguous", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/13/facebook-vidpresso/", "https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-vidpresso-acquisition-1202903674/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vidpresso"]}, "deal_value_gap": {"value": "Acquisition price/financial terms not disclosed in any primary reporting reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/13/facebook-vidpresso/", "https://venturebeat.com/social/facebook-acqui-hires-utah-startup-vidpresso-for-its-interactive-live-video-tools/", "https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-vidpresso-acquisition-1202903674/"]}, "total_funding_gap": {"value": "Only $120K YC seed is consistently cited; angel amounts and any post-2014 rounds undisclosed; Crunchbase primary page not independently verified (403)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/13/facebook-vidpresso/", "https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-vidpresso-acquisition-1202903674/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/03/vidpresso-ads/"]}, "post_acquisition_product_gap": {"value": "Unclear whether standalone Vidpresso product continued supporting non-Facebook platforms (YouTube, Periscope, Twitch) after Facebook transition", "source_urls": ["https://venturebeat.com/social/facebook-acqui-hires-utah-startup-vidpresso-for-its-interactive-live-video-tools/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/13/facebook-vidpresso/"]}, "facebook_prior_relationship_note": {"value": "Vidpresso was among 61 firms granted extended deadline (to Nov 2015) for Facebook API compliance after April 2014 policy changes; no wrongdoing alleged", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-completes-acqui-hire-of-vidpresso-2018-8"]}, "current_operating_status_gap": {"value": "No verified post-2018 standalone company/product status; last public company blog post Aug 2018; independent operations reported as winding down", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/vidpresso/were-joining-facebook-d19f42dcd87", "https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-vidpresso-acquisition-1202903674/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://customers.twilio.com/en-us/vidpresso", "https://medium.com/vidpresso/the-geo-fence-locking-down-your-live-stream-with-vidpresso-742e10fc776c", "https://medium.com/vidpresso/were-joining-facebook-d19f42dcd87", "https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/vidpresso-wants-to-help-tv-stations-put-your-tweets-and-facebook-comments-on-air/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/03/vidpresso-ads/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/13/facebook-vidpresso/", "https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/facebook-vidpresso-acquisition-1202903674/", "https://venturebeat.com/social/facebook-acqui-hires-utah-startup-vidpresso-for-its-interactive-live-video-tools/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-completes-acqui-hire-of-vidpresso-2018-8", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassansalahuddin", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-caldwell-320394106", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallbennett", "https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/facebook-acquires-vidpresso-for-interactive-video", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/vidpresso-yc-w14-offers-low-cost-tools-for-adding-tweets-and-ads-to-broadcast-tv", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vidpresso"]