- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founding_year": {"value": "2013 (YCDB, CB Insights, Cristin LinkedIn start Sep 2013) vs January 2014 launch (Inc) vs Jan 2014 (Alanna LinkedIn)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/vive", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vive-co", "https://www.inc.com/maisie-devine/millennial-founder-teams-up-with-celebrity-stylist-to-dominate-hair-and-beauty.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alannagregory", "https://linkedin.com/in/cristin-armstrong-74ba9476"]}, "founder_credit": {"value": "YC lists only Alanna Gregory; Business Insider and Cristin LinkedIn call Cristin Armstrong co-founder; third-party blog calls Cristin 'first employee'", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vive", "https://www.businessinsider.com/vive-offers-unlimited-blowouts-for-99-and-manicures-for-49-2015-3", "https://linkedin.com/in/cristin-armstrong-74ba9476", "https://alexstechthoughts.com/post/113341798931/vive"]}, "team_size": {"value": "YC reports 11; founder reports 12; YCDB reports 5 employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vive", "https://www.alannagregory.com/story", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/vive"]}, "total_funding": {"value": "$2.4M (YCDB) vs $2.76M (CB Insights) vs ~$3M (founder); pre-YC ~$1M plus $2.3M seed implies ~$3.3M+ if YC standard check included", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/vive", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vive-co", "https://www.alannagregory.com/story", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/05/vive-aims-to-make-everyday-a-great-hair-day/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/16/vive-the-classpass-for-hair-blowouts-raises-2-3-million-in-funding/"]}, "yc_investment_amount": {"value": "Not stated on official YC company page; third-party Gaebler $120K entry appears to describe a different unrelated 'Vive' company (Boulder, CO therapy services)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vive", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-0AC0DBCB-A307-4D43-8BDF-46962E1AC8FB-Vive-08-19-2015"]}, "shutdown_timeline": {"value": "No press release or YC note with shutdown date; only Mar 2017 LinkedIn end dates and current 'Inactive/Dead' status", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vive", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/vive", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alannagregory", "https://linkedin.com/in/cristin-armstrong-74ba9476"]}, "name_collision": {"value": "Search results frequently conflate with HTC Vive VR headset (Valve partnership, announced 2015) and unrelated businesses named Vive", "source_urls": ["https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Vive", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vive"]}, "secondary_source_quality": {"value": "reforgers.com lists founded 2015 and shutdown 2015, inconsistent with operational activity through at least 2016 LA expansion coverage", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/vive", "https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/hair/feature/vive-los-angeles-10554284/"]}, "pricing_reporting_drift": {"value": "TechCrunch Feb 2016 seed article lists tiered à la carte as 1/$35, 3/$99, 5/$149; Business Insider same week lists 1/$35, 3/$99, 5/$150; WWD LA article later describes different punch-card monthly bundles", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/16/vive-the-classpass-for-hair-blowouts-raises-2-3-million-in-funding/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/vive-drops-unlimited-blowouts-subscription-2016-2", "https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/hair/feature/vive-los-angeles-10554284/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://alannagregory.wordpress.com/about/", "https://alexstechthoughts.com/post/113341798931/vive", "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Vive", "https://linkedin.com/in/cristin-armstrong-74ba9476", "https://reforgers.com/startups/vive", "https://startupintros.com/news/2016-02-01-vive-style-seed", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/05/vive-aims-to-make-everyday-a-great-hair-day/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/19/here-are-the-52-startups-that-launched-at-y-combinator-summer-2015-demo-day-2/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/16/vive-the-classpass-for-hair-blowouts-raises-2-3-million-in-funding/", "https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/hair/feature/vive-los-angeles-10554284/", "https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/hair/vive-salon-booking-service-seed-money-10353975/", "https://www.alannagregory.com/story", "https://www.businessinsider.com/vive-drops-unlimited-blowouts-subscription-2016-2", "https://www.businessinsider.com/vive-offers-unlimited-blowouts-for-99-and-manicures-for-49-2015-3", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vive-co", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-0AC0DBCB-A307-4D43-8BDF-46962E1AC8FB-Vive-08-19-2015", "https://www.inc.com/maisie-devine/millennial-founder-teams-up-with-celebrity-stylist-to-dominate-hair-and-beauty.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alannagregory", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/vive", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vive"]