Today, Sprouter, a Q&A site dedicated to helping startups by attracting successful entrepreneurs to answers questions, announced it will be shutting down August 2nd. Founder Sarah Prevette cited, “capital constraints” as the cause of the shutdown.
Seeing a niche Q&A site forced to close down is not a great sign. I believe Sprouter may have failed because their niche, entrepreneurs and startup junkies, could not support their business model. Personally, I go to Namesake when I need to reach out to entrepreneurs.
I believe InStat Sports will be successful building a large, passionate community of sports fans. We are taking steps towards partnerships that will help broaden our awareness while continuing to build great features behind the scenes.
Speaking of which, development is rounding the final turn. I cannot wait until it’s ready.
Oh, and the NFL is back…AWESOME!