Around
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
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02 / Around FAILURE REASONS
Failure factors supported by the current evidence
On 3 December 2024 co-founder Gerardo Vallarta wrote that Around closed after struggling to grow a capital-intensive model and failing to reach profitability.
The co-founder said the company struggled to grow a capital-intensive model.
He said Around failed to get to profitability, which led the founders to close the company.
03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Operations ended
Techla Media reported on 3 December 2024 that Around’s founders announced on the company blog the closure of operations; co-founder Vallarta’s same-day LinkedIn post said they had decided to close the company.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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