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July 5, 2024

'It was flesh and blood to me': Founders share their experiences of closing their startups

Shutting down a company may feel like the end, but for many entrepreneurs it is just the beginning


Triin Kask, cofounder of Soulie

For Zoltan Patai, the realisation that he would need to close down his startup struck him quite suddenly.

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Eversnyc cofounders Zoltan Patai and Wolfgang Wörner leaning against a window outside.
Eversnyc cofounders: Zoltan Patai (left) and Wolfgang Wörner (right)
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Coupleness cofounders Ted Rosén, Peter Viksten, Jenny Holmström and Daniel Skantze.
Coupleness cofounders from left to right: Ted Rosén, Peter Viksten, Jenny Holmström and Daniel Skantze
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Jenny Holmström, in the early days of building Coupleness.
Jenny Holmström, in the early days of building Coupleness
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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