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Show HN: Dead Yet? – Keep an eye on dying startups

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Re: Show HN: Dead Yet? – Keep an eye on dying startups

#31

Wasn't there one of these that turned into a service that then failed itself some time ago? I don't keep track but I seem to remember it from the past two years. In any case, great domain name, haha.

Yeah I think it was a service for closing up your startup, emailing your customers and displaying a nice "we're gone now" message.

http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/ ?

Re: Show HN: Dead Yet? – Keep an eye on dying startups

#34

This reminds me of an idea I had in mind a while ago. It would've been similar to this (like some kind of "Startup Graveyard") but slightly more extensive: interviews with the founders and the lessons they learned from it, what "type" of failure they suffered from (misinterpreting the market, lack of skills, etc). I ultimately gave up on the idea because none of the founders I contacted wanted to truly spill the bean…

sorry this is like an olympic sports reporter tracking down whoever came last in each event to ask, "what happened?"

Meh. I'll stick to reading what the winners have to say - or those still actively competing with them.

Re: Show HN: Dead Yet? – Keep an eye on dying startups

#37

Who is asking "Is that company dead yet? It should've never been created in the first place." If you want to check a company's status, just go to the website. This seems like a cynical tool.

You think the site hosted at "deadyet.lol" might be cynical?

Re: Show HN: Dead Yet? – Keep an eye on dying startups

#38

This reminds me of an idea I had in mind a while ago. It would've been similar to this (like some kind of "Startup Graveyard") but slightly more extensive: interviews with the founders and the lessons they learned from it, what "type" of failure they suffered from (misinterpreting the market, lack of skills, etc). I ultimately gave up on the idea because none of the founders I contacted wanted to truly spill the bean…

sorry this is like an olympic sports reporter tracking down whoever came last in each event to ask, "what happened?" Meh. I'll stick to reading what the winners have to say - or those still actively competing with them.

There is economic value in risk management.
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