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> News of the shutdown comes by way of an email sent to customers this afternoon, and it all certainly seems pretty sudden — they’ll cease operating at the end
by tgb 11y ago
> News of the shutdown comes by way of an email sent to customers this afternoon, and it all certainly seems pretty sudden — they’ll cease operating at the end of tomorrow’s business day.
A service to get your kids to and from school shuts down with 48 hours notice? That's going to cause a few headaches, and unfortunately is a great reason to not become an early adopter making such a business even harder to get off the ground. Shame, seems like it would fill a useful niche.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoAt least they didn't write a rambling letter about how happy and excited they are to be kicking their customers to the curb. That's a common enough experience when you rely on a startup service. http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/ http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/
- celticninja 11y agoAt least it is a Friday and the end of the week, so you have the weekend to find an alternative solution.
- pjc50 11y agoYou don't usually get that much notice when the school is unexpectedly unavailable. Whether that's a snow day or (as we're currently experiencing in Edinburgh) catastrophic building problems.
- zardo 11y agoThose are temporary events, a canceled bus route would be a better comparison.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoBecause those things can't usually be predicted in advance. There's no way that Shuddle thought everything was fine until they suddenly realized they had to shut down in two days. They knew this was coming, and they kept it from their customers, who now have to scramble to get their kids to school.