Virtual Phone System Profig (YCS12) Shuts Down Fewer Than 3 Months After Launch

[azylman]

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/09/yc-backed-virtual-phone-system-profig-shuts-down/

[larrys]

The original TC post about profig:

http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/20/yc-profig-instant-virtual-p...

The HN thread about profig:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4408037

I'd like to know more about why they shut down. 2 mos. is an unusually short period of time for something like this to happen. Wondering if this was simply a case of another shiny ball opportunity being presented that was difficult to pass up or some other deal breaker problem.

[josh2600 → larrys]

Because their cost structures were ridiculous and not at all aligned with the industry they were trying to serve.

Source: I'm the community manager at 2600hz; a company that's giving profig's product away for free.