// startup autopsy
Personal On Demand
On-demand software before the market was ready to demand it.
timingSlow Death
Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Attempted to sell SaaS solutions to enterprises during the 2008 financial crisis with only $250K in funding and no strategic buffer for extended sales cycles.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Personal On Demand founded to deliver on-demand SaaS solutions to business clients.
FUNDING
Raised $250K seed round just as global financial markets began their historic collapse.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Product launched into a frozen enterprise market as clients slashed software budgets amid recession.
SHUTDOWN
Personal On Demand ceased operations after failing to build a sustainable customer base on minimal funding.