// startup autopsy
Club Scene Network
The nightlife gaming network that arrived before smartphones existed
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Launched a nightlife-gaming social hybrid in 2004 when the infrastructure, user behavior, and market readiness for such a product simply did not exist.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Club Scene Network founded in the USA, aiming to combine nightlife culture with social gaming features.
FUNDING
Club Scene Network raises $225K in seed funding — its only external capital — to build out its platform.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Platform launches but fails to attract critical mass of users in either the nightlife or gaming communities.
SHUTDOWN
Club Scene Network shuts down after failing to build network effects or secure follow-on funding.