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Ness - Epilogue

note - shutting down

Wow design platform Invision is shutting down at the end of this year. The company had >$100M in ARR as recently as 3 years ago

Tanay Jaipuria x.com

andrea

The New 101

101.xyz

sari

From @MorningBrew: "e-scooter company Bird, which became the fastest startup ever to land a $1 billion valuation, was delisted from the NYSE and is now worth $7 million. That’s less than a third of the $22 million its founder paid for a Miami mansion in 2021."

Tom Shea x.com

aandrea

something is deeply flawed

on-demand childcare startup poppy shuts down

Avni Patel Thompson geekwire.com

sari

Looking Back On Helm

giri.co

andrea

My Company Died—Learn From My Mistakes

Amanda Peyton every.to

sari

On the importance of a focused ICP: "We allowed our ICP to fray, replaced by a focus on a competitor. In our fight to prove that we could win against Alteryx, we over-rotated on any customer that might be interested in switching or considering alternatives. While being responsive to customers sounds good, being responsive to any customer creates a ... See more

Lenny Rachitsky • Tweet

sari

To Let A Good Thing Die - Closing down a company

Leah Tharin open.substack.com

AAlara

No amount of Gross Margin will keep a business running once the fire is out.