- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year_conflict": {"value": "YC and Startup Intros FAQ list 2014; MetLife press release, Mergr, Refresh Miami, and LinkedIn list 2015", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/willing", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/willing", "https://mergr.com/transaction/metlife-acquires-willing", "https://refreshmiami.com/news/exit-news-metlife-to-buy-miami-based-willing/"]}, "total_funding_conflict": {"value": "Startup Intros reports $7.0M across one disclosed round (Series A); Refresh Miami/Crunchbase cite at least $7.1M total; Tracxn lists separate undisclosed 2015 seed plus institutional investors beyond Series A leads", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/willing", "https://refreshmiami.com/news/exit-news-metlife-to-buy-miami-based-willing/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/willing/__nk6LWAUcDxPLwRCw9sdZuIgYJuQOh1kfOYPcL_a7KJc/funding-and-investors"]}, "ceo_conflict": {"value": "Preqin asset profile lists Hussain Ashar as CEO; all primary founder/acquirer sources identify Eliam Medina as founder/CEO", "source_urls": ["https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/bequest--inc--willing/171554", "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/metlife-to-acquire-digital-estate-planning-capabilities-2019-11-20", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/willing"]}, "employee_count_gap": {"value": "Reported headcounts range from 2 (LinkedIn) to 7 (Tracxn, 2026) to 10 (YC profile) to 15 (YCDB); likely reflects different time periods and post-acquisition rollup under MetLife", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/willing-corp", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/willing/__nk6LWAUcDxPLwRCw9sdZuIgYJuQOh1kfOYPcL_a7KJc", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/willing", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/willing"]}, "product_scope_drift": {"value": "2015 TechCrunch described funeral-industry marketplace ambitions; 2019 acquisition messaging focused on estate-planning documents (wills, trusts, POA) integrated into MetLife legal benefits", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/13/willing/", "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/metlife-to-acquire-digital-estate-planning-capabilities-2019-11-20"]}, "deal_terms_gap": {"value": "Acquisition price and post-close standalone financials not publicly disclosed", "source_urls": ["https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/metlife-to-acquire-digital-estate-planning-capabilities-2019-11-20", "https://mergr.com/transaction/metlife-acquires-willing"]}, "name_collision": {"value": "Willing (estate planning, Bequest Inc.) is a distinct company from unrelated startups such as Willa (creator-economy fintech)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/willing"]}, "startupintros_internal_inconsistency": {"value": "Startup Intros FAQ says founded 2014; its own deep-dive section says founded 2015", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/willing"]}, "refresh_miami_founder_attribution": {"value": "Refresh Miami opens with 'Founded by Eliam Medina in 2015' before later naming Rob Dyson as YC co-founder", "source_urls": ["https://refreshmiami.com/news/exit-news-metlife-to-buy-miami-based-willing/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/insurer-metlife-to-buy-estate-planning-service-provider-bequest/", "https://mergr.com/company/bequest", "https://mergr.com/transaction/metlife-acquires-willing", "https://refreshmiami.com/news/exit-news-metlife-to-buy-miami-based-willing/", "https://startupintros.com/news/2016-11-01-willing-series-a", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/willing", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/13/willing/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/willing/__nk6LWAUcDxPLwRCw9sdZuIgYJuQOh1kfOYPcL_a7KJc", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/willing/__nk6LWAUcDxPLwRCw9sdZuIgYJuQOh1kfOYPcL_a7KJc/funding-and-investors", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/willing-corp", "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/metlife-to-acquire-digital-estate-planning-capabilities-2019-11-20", "https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/bequest--inc--willing/171554", "https://www.willing.com/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/willing", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/willing"]