Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Intel and medical device free trade zone companies used US parent ESG systems; tourism sector used European certification bodies; domestic Costa Rican market too thin
Evaluating only SustCR’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Competition as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
FUNDING
MILESTONE
SHUTDOWN
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Documented cause
SustCR built ESG tools for Costa Rica. Free trade zone multinationals used parent systems. Tourism used European certification. Domestic Costa Rican-owned enterprises with ESG budgets numbered under 15. 5 clients maximum addressable.
Lesson
“Costa Rica ESG must serve the cooperative sector — 500+ agricultural, fishing, and manufacturing cooperatives are Costa Rican-owned, export-oriented, and face European buyer sustainability requirements.”
Failure anatomy
Collapse type
Slow Death
🐌 LOW
Hype cycle
Peak
Moat type
Technology
Fatal mistake
Intel and medical device free trade zone companies used US parent ESG systems; tourism sector used European certification bodies; domestic Costa Rican market too thin