You spout your answer like its the obvious and "derrr" response You make a good point, and I did not mean that as the "obvious" response, I meant it as a simpl

You spout your answer like its the obvious and "derrr" response You make a good point, and I did not mean that as the "obvious" response, I meant it as a simple counter-response. As I kind of mentioned in my other comment, I think there can be many cases where the startup that is shutting down is going to be unable to afford a graceful wind-down, for various reasons. Startups and Users are basically at-will employers and employees in a sense. Either can leave the other unexpectedly at any time, and I think it would be wise to approach things with the understanding that neither should expect the other to "just be there".