Yet another company I've only heard of because they're shutting down. This seems to be a recurring theme on HN and I think such companies should be a kind of cautionary tale to the rest of us. If people are only hearing of you because you're closing up shop, there was something wrong with your marketing plan. At least on HN, nobody was talking about them with sufficient frequency.[-1] [0]
In my humble opinion, this shouldn't be the last month for them. They should correct what's deficient in their marketing and business plans, and keep the show going even as a side project until it can sustain them and their families. To quote Tim Gunn: make it work.
Second point, it's really hard to get to their main site from their blog. There's no clear link and this is going to almost certainly profoundly negatively impact conversions. Visitors are lazy; don't make them work.
Lastly, to the founders of Work For Pie, I'm terribly sorry you're closing down and I truly wish you well. If this is Work For Pie's final month, I genuinely hope you go on to found new, vastly more successful businesses in the future and can look back on this as an amazing learning experience.
[-1] http://i.imgur.com/UDPouuM.png
[0] http://i.imgur.com/UHaEGRu.png
In my humble opinion, this shouldn't be the last month for them. They should correct what's deficient in their marketing and business plans, and keep the show going even as a side project until it can sustain them and their families. To quote Tim Gunn: make it work.
Second point, it's really hard to get to their main site from their blog. There's no clear link and this is going to almost certainly profoundly negatively impact conversions. Visitors are lazy; don't make them work.
Lastly, to the founders of Work For Pie, I'm terribly sorry you're closing down and I truly wish you well. If this is Work For Pie's final month, I genuinely hope you go on to found new, vastly more successful businesses in the future and can look back on this as an amazing learning experience.
[-1] http://i.imgur.com/UDPouuM.png
[0] http://i.imgur.com/UHaEGRu.png