I'm curious as to what Achoo actually did? What service did they provide? Their homepage simply links to the blog post which doesn't really state anything about their product
> Their say: Socially accepted bragging: crisp profiles for freelancers, consultants and hustlers. Freelancers & consultants have to spend too much time to make sure their online profile is up-to-date and professional looking – to the extent some can’t be bothered. Achoo makes it very easy to spread your achievements and lessons learned which make up a crisp-looking profile. In addition there are networking features added to make sure opportunities find you.
> Our take: Alas there are a lot of profile page startups but worth kicking the tyres on this one.
Sounds familiar - we shelved our business (Every Daydream Holiday) this week for similar reasons, having found we couldn't put in the necessary time to deliver a great product AND build a business. Being in separate cities didn't help either. Or, as Achoo put it so nicely, "And though we put in lots of hours, too many of them were evening hours away from each other."
13542 unique visitors and 1000+ signups -- I'm curious as to why the servers kept crashing under the load. I assume the uniques aren't concurrent users and are per month (or over the whole 18 month period?). $8/month hosting?
