Exec (errand service)

Article summary

Exec was a company based in San Francisco, United States, that provided companies and individuals access to on-demand personal assistants (for delivery, furniture assembly, research, etc.) and cleaning services. It was founded in 2012 by Justin Kan, founder of Justin.tv, his brother Daniel Kan, and Amir Ghazvinian. The company was acquired by Handy in January 2014.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363029168