my research agent confidently merged the founders of two totally unrelated startups because they were both named "Blue"
Summary
A research agent used for deal screening confused two startups named 'Blue' due to ambiguous naming, leading to mixed data; a simple fix was to skip internet search when trusted founder data is available.
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