[marcinzm]

Two week notice during the holiday season seems pretty sudden and painful for users. I feel bad for those who now have to scramble and probably miss time with their families as a result.

[tmikaeld]

This seems like an all-in-one solution and quite complex, I highly doubt that this can be exchanged in a short time or maybe even at all...

I really feel bad for those who committed their company to this company.

[marcinzm]

Yeah, definitely not fun for those impacted.

In my eyes it's evidence that you definitely shouldn't bet your company on a startup unless you have a backup plan that you can implement quickly or the benefits are massive (ie: the reward is worth potentially losing your business). Larger companies also kill products but they tend to give a lot more heads up.

[tmikaeld]

The company I work for was heavily invested in Adobe BusinessCatalyst, which Adobe shut down.

The difference is that Adobe have money, so it's not a two weeks notice, but two years notice - which is reasonable!

Unfortunately, new customers where still annoyed and chose alternatives.

[ddoran]

Customers have options, scramble or not. My sympathy is with the staff, sorry "teammates" (per the webpage). It's a lousy time of year to be out of work.

[carimura]

I'm willing to bet the team worked with customers ahead of the announcement in good faith. Hacker News threads aren't always looking behind the curtain at what's really going on.