Triple
T17332097
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fred Wilson |
E420840
|
entity |
| Predicate | previouslyPartnerAt |
P64950
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Flatiron Partners
Flatiron Partners was a prominent New York–based venture capital firm active in the 1990s tech and internet boom.
|
E1262841
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Flatiron Partners | Statement: [Fred Wilson, previouslyPartnerAt, Flatiron Partners]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flatiron Partners Context triple: [Fred Wilson, previouslyPartnerAt, Flatiron Partners]
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A.
Blair Partners
Blair Partners is an architectural firm known for designing the Milton Keynes Theatre in Milton Keynes, England.
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B.
Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a global financial services firm specializing in investment management, investment banking, and insurance services for institutional and individual clients.
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C.
Roark Capital Group
Roark Capital Group is a private equity firm known for investing in and building large multi-brand restaurant and consumer service companies.
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D.
Berkshire Partners
Berkshire Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm known for investing in and acquiring middle-market companies across a range of industries.
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E.
Madison Dearborn Partners
Madison Dearborn Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm known for investing in a wide range of industries, including financial services, communications, and healthcare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Flatiron Partners Triple: [Fred Wilson, previouslyPartnerAt, Flatiron Partners]
Generated description
Flatiron Partners was a prominent New York–based venture capital firm active in the 1990s tech and internet boom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flatiron Partners Target entity description: Flatiron Partners was a prominent New York–based venture capital firm active in the 1990s tech and internet boom.
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A.
Blair Partners
Blair Partners is an architectural firm known for designing the Milton Keynes Theatre in Milton Keynes, England.
-
B.
Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a global financial services firm specializing in investment management, investment banking, and insurance services for institutional and individual clients.
-
C.
Roark Capital Group
Roark Capital Group is a private equity firm known for investing in and building large multi-brand restaurant and consumer service companies.
-
D.
Berkshire Partners
Berkshire Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm known for investing in and acquiring middle-market companies across a range of industries.
-
E.
Madison Dearborn Partners
Madison Dearborn Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm known for investing in a wide range of industries, including financial services, communications, and healthcare.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: previouslyPartnerAt Context triple: [Fred Wilson, previouslyPartnerAt, Flatiron Partners]
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A.
formerPartner
Indicates that one entity was previously in a romantic or partnership relationship with another entity, but that relationship has since ended.
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B.
associatedCompanyFormerlyIndependent
Indicates that the associated company was once an independent entity before becoming linked to or integrated with another organization.
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C.
previousCorporateAffiliation
chosen
Indicates that an entity was formerly employed by, associated with, or part of a specified corporate organization before its current status or affiliation.
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D.
formerPartnerClub
Indicates that a club previously had a partnership or formal association with another club, but that relationship has since ended.
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E.
formerEmployer
Indicates that one entity previously employed the other but no longer does so.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d889d3adc881909319f1edb8d2a956 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e439d6870c8190989897aa6beba8ff |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a018c5025d08190ab2581a3b04ae661 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a018e85c91081909a6944ff136e8f50 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a018f7ebf548190b407ebeacbd4d327 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e3b021a5bc81909ae55406f9d0b37f |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m.