Learning from the mistakes of 100 IT startups. Part 2

We continue to share an adapted selection of stories about IT startups that have stopped working. Analyzing colleagues 'mistakes will help you in developing your own business, and links to the founders' profiles will allow you to contact them with the question [ first part ] at any time.

Outbox

• Email Digitization;
• Closed in January 2014 due to lack of demand for the service;
• Service history and founder profile .

Delight

• Visualization of user interaction with applications;
• Closed in January 2014 due to non-compliance with customer expectations;
• The founder of the service spoke about his findings.

Drawquest

• Community of amateur artists;
• Closed in January 2014 due to lack of funds to support activities;
• The founder of the community shared a note about the closure of the project.

Blurtt

• Photo sharing application;
• Closed in February 2014;
• The founder of the application decided not to continue working on the project.

Readmill

• Application for reading and sharing e-books;
• Closed in March 2014 - it was not possible to fight with competitors;
• Project history and founder profile .

Exec

• Service for ordering cleaning;
• Closed in March 2014 due to unstable demand and problems with customer activation;
• The story of the project and the profile of one of the founders.

Salorix

• Service for SMM;
• Closed in March 2014 due to problems with partners;
• The history of the startup and the profile of one of the founders.

Mochi media

• Advertising network for developers;
• Closed in March 2014 due to technological problems;
• Note on Techcrunch and founder profile .

World burrow

• Service for booking free meeting rooms;
• Closed in March 2014 - security issues;
• Note of the founder .

LayerVault

• Version control system for designers;
• Closed in March 2015 due to lack of revenue;
• The founder of the service spoke about his project.

Crisica

• Collect reviews for websites;
• Closed in March 2015 - the problem with financing;
• The founder of the startup shared his experience.

Needium

• SMM for small business;
• Closed in March 2014 due to low marketing effectiveness;
• Thoughts of one of the founders of the project.

Zumbox

• Attempt to recycle postal services;
• Closed in April 2014 due to too much implementation costs;
• The history of the project and the profile of one of the founders.

Stipple

• Tagging people and objects on images;
• Closed in April 2014 due to low scaling speed;
• The story of the project and the profile of one of the founders.

orat.io

• Plugin for user voting;
• Closed in April 2015 for several reasons;
• The founder of the startup spoke about his project.

Argyle

• SMM tools for marketers;
• Closed in April 2014 - not enough resources to fight with competitors;
• Project history and founder profile .

Pumodo

• Application for football players;
• Closed in May 2014 due to poor team motivation;
• The founder of the startup shared the story of the project.

Manilla

• Paying bills online;
• Closed in May 2014 due to slow scaling;
• Techcrunch history and founder profile .

Bloom.fm

• Music streaming service;
• Closed in May 2014 due to problems with partners;
• A note on the closure of the project.

Popin

• Social network based on geolocation;
• Closed in June 2014 due to inefficient customer development;
• The founder of the startup made conclusions .

99dresses

• E-commerce in the field of clothing;
• Closed in June 2014 - problems with product marketing;
• The founder of the startup shared his thoughts.

Imercive

• Interactive video;
• Closed in June 2014 due to an erroneous development strategy;
• The founder of the project spoke about the results of the work.

Moped

• Messenger;
• Closed in July 2014 due to the lack of interest of users;
• The founder shared his experience.

Dinnr

• Delivery of ingredients;
• Closed in August 2014 due to poor logistics;
• The founder of the project spoke about his findings.

Emjoyment

• Job posting;
• Closed in September 2014 for various reasons;
• The founder of the startup has compiled a list of useful tips.

Amiloom

• Social network for friends of friends;
• Closed in October 2014;
• The story of the founder of the findings.

Keep Fit Stay Sane

• Work with emotions online;
• Closed in October 2014 - problems with marketing;
• The founder of the project spoke about his work.

Springpad

• Electronic notebooks;
• Closed in November 2014 - problems with scaling;
• History and profile of the founder.

Poliana

• Visualization of political relationships;
• Closed in January 2015 due to lack of preparedness for non-commercial activities;
• The story of the project and the profile of the founder.

Starthead

• Crowdfunding service;
• Closed in January 2015;
• Note one of the founders .

Cusoy

• Allergy Restaurant Guide;
• Closed in January 2015 - failed to achieve business sustainability;
• Report and profile of one of the founders.

College inside view

• Student reviews for educational institutions;
• Closed in February 2015 due to insufficient number of interested participants;
• Case project and profile of one of the founders.

Secret

• Anonymous posting;
• Closed in April 2015 - the idea of ​​the founder did not justify itself;
• The founder of the startup wrote a brief note.

Bluebird

• Open site builder;
• Closed in April 2015 due to lack of managerial experience;
• Interview with the founder .

KOLOS

• Controller for iPad;
• Closed in April 2015 - the product did not interest the audience;
• The story of one of the founders .

BitShuva Radio

• Analogue Pandora for independent musicians;
• Closed in May 2015 due to a weak business model;
• History and profile of one of the founders.

Allmyapps

• The first store for Windows PC;
• Closed in May 2015 due to strategic mistakes;
• Note one of the founders .

Fastr

• Analogue of whatsapp for customer service;
• Closed in June 2015 due to weak marketing work;
• Presentation of one of the founders .

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