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Are these LLM-generated causes of death? There are a couple startups here where I'm somewhat familiar with the "real" causes of death and the stated cause here is just fluff.
By dadrian 2026-01-2018:45 Some of them also aren't really dead.
I guess I don't see the problem? Nothing lasts forever, and everyone involved knew the risks.
That money wasn't purely wasted, it went into salaries and other products. At least half ended in exits and became a part of another company.
The ability to fail and fail big is what makes the SF tech scene special... people aren't afraid to try something audacious. And sure, the world could take-or-leave most of these products, but I don't really see the point in this negative framing.
I don't think this website is implying there was a 'problem' per se. In fact it seems to be geared towards helping resurrect the original premises
By Kkoala 2026-01-2023:05 "Where $32.5B+ in venture capital was burned to ashes." isn't exactly a positive spin.
At least the copy seems AI-generated though, so I guess can't read too much into it.
Club Penguin was sold to Disney for 350 million, it didn't die in the sense that money ran out
By giancarlostoro 2026-01-2018:03 I was going to say, I don't see Club Penguin as a total failure. Heck, there's a dozen or more Club Penguin private servers. Don't let your children on them though, I hear they've got the same pedophilia problem as Roblox.
By Oras 2026-01-2018:13 There are a few startups that were acquired, not sure if the acquisition had covered the investment, as it's not clear.
- Pebble
- Udemy
- Viper
