It’s hard to know where to start - We’ve officially closed our doors at Downstream and it’s a weird feeling. Something you’ve spent every waking moment thinking about (and many weird dreams) is now a thing of the past. It’s not something we need to think about anymore.
On the one hand, we’re sad that this venture didn’t work out the way we hoped. However on the other hand, we’re excited to clear our heads and take everything we’ve learned and do it much better on whatever may be next.
The one thing we didn’t expect was how awesome our users would be - you’re all amazing. We got various emails and tweets of encouragement and appreciation for what we built. Many of our users are keeping in touch and excited to see what our next venture is. That sense of community around a product is inspiring and something we are extremely grateful for.
So with all that said - it’s been a great run. Now it’s time for some scotch, a nap and wake up tomorrow to do it all over again.
Sincerely, Aaron Schaap (@schaapy), Janson Hartliep (@janson), Trevor Dobias (@Treevvv) and Dennis Walters (@bendingoutward)
Keep in Touch We’re all doing project work now at Elevator Up - www.elevatorup.com. If you have a project you’d like us to help you with, let us know :-)