In memoriam: startups, concepts, and abstractions we've lost along the way. Rest in pivots.
Startups we lost this quarter: Disruptly, AIify.io, SynergyStack, and more. In lieu of flowers, please send runway.
Read →OpenAI-Salesforce Partnership, Due Diligence, The Moat — all passed peacefully. No services planned; there wasn't time.
Read →The Reasonable Viewer (1964-2024) passed away during a deposition, surrounded by attorneys. Born during the Fairness Doctrine.
Read →INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY passed away quietly sometime between 1899 and 2021. No services planned. Survivors include: filing cabinets.
Read →RATIONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING and STATISTICAL LITERACY — gone but not forgotten. Memorial service canceled due to lack of interest.
Read →Common Sense, The Age of Scaling, Investor Due Diligence, and $8 Trillion — never really existed. Memorial in 5 years.
Read →INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE (1947-2025) and JOB SECURITY (1945-2024) — rest in pivots. Services at a WeWork that is also closing.
Read →GroqCloud, Inc., beloved independent company, passed away December 24, 2025. In lieu of flowers, donate to LinkedIn Premium.
Read →INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE passed away while 100 companies emitted 71% of global emissions. Services held in your shower.
Read →YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT's meaning passed away after 20 years of service to corporate PR. It is survived by its creator, BP.
Read →INVENTOR HUBRIS continues to thrive despite all evidence. This is not actually an obituary. We regret the false hope.
Read →HUMAN-READABLE CONTENT passed away surrounded by schema markup and structured data. It is survived by JSON-LD.
Read →UNSURVEILLED CHILDHOOD PLAY passed away peacefully in the Smart Brick nursery. Cause of death: Data collection. Age at death: 3.
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