Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by jazzychad » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 9:59 PM UTC

Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)
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Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by zacharyz » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:10 PM UTC

Sad news Chad, but Twilio seems like it will be a great fit for you - at least until that itch comes back again :).

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by lkrubner » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:22 PM UTC

Back in March, Chad took the time to write up a history of his developing interest in this space, and I find that history gives a lot of context to what must be a tough decision now:

http://blog.jazzychad.net/2011/03/14/twitter-and-me.html

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by ajcronk » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:29 PM UTC

I read the title as a basketball metaphor, not baseball, and it still worked. The power of sports metaphors.

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by qthrul » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:30 PM UTC

As mixed as your feelings might be, please reserve room for the feeling of knowing that your journey is inspiring to many many, many others out there.

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by aespinoza » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:30 PM UTC

This is very sad indeed.

It would be really interesting if you could share more of your experiences as a startup founder and some feedback to upcoming founders regarding how your startup ended up this way.

We are embarking on this adventure ourselves, and right now our biggest disadvantage is experience in the startup arena. We work hard, we are passionate and we have great ideas... just like you. But I believe that is not enough.

So anything else you could share would be great.

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by jazzychad » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:35 PM UTC

ajcronk wrote: post #4

I read the title as a basketball metaphor, not baseball, and it still worked. The power of sports metaphors.

Funny, I hadn't thought of the basketball metaphor. Maybe that's what my friend meant, and I didn't know it! Just shows my bias toward baseball.

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by dmor » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:35 PM UTC

zacharyz wrote: post #2

Sad news Chad, but Twilio seems like it will be a great fit for you - at least until that itch comes back again :).

Chad has always been someone I wanted to work with, and now I get to! Hopefully that itch will lie dormant for awhile :)

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by coffee » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:35 PM UTC

So very sorry to hear about this.

In the next few months, if you can muster up the energy (and desire) I think the community would love to hear a post-mortem and/or some thoughts about how you could have pivoted into a successful business model.

Keep your head up, the experienced gained is invaluable!

Re: Fouling Out and Moving On (re: Notifo Shutdown)

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Post by jazzychad » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:36 PM UTC

aespinoza wrote: post #6

This is very sad indeed. It would be really interesting if you could share more of your experiences as a startup founder and some feedback to upcoming founders regarding how your startup ended up this way. We are embarking on this adventure ourselves, and right now our biggest disadvantage is experience in the startup arena. We work hard, we are passionate and we have great ideas... just like you. But I believe that…

You may have already seen these, but here are two:

- http://blog.jazzychad.net/2011/05/02/startups-are-hard.html

- http://blog.jazzychad.net/2011/08/31/applying-to-yc-as-a-sin...

I have a couple more that are written, but now is not the time to post them.