...and thanks for all the fish

Tagyu’s been shut down for now.

It was a good run, and the technology has some exciting implications. But in the end, information retrieval is expensive — the server power required is enormous. Although Tagyu was bringing in enough revenue to cover costs, it didn’t afford any room for growth.

Tagyu was never really a consumer play — the target market was companies that need classification services. The process of managing the technology, looking for funding, and working on sales turned out to be too much for a single entrepreneur to manage. Lesson learned: for a enterprise software startup, you need multiple founders or the funding to hire some help.

I have something else in development — something I’m very excited about. More on that in a day or so.