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Startup stages & company states · Core

Shutdown

Also called: wind-down

ELI5

The company stops operating.

Used in conversation

“The board is comparing a sale with an orderly shutdown.”

Definition

The planned or forced cessation of a company's operations.

Here “Shutdown” means: The planned or forced cessation of a company's operations.

Pitch context

You will see “Shutdown” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches startup stages & company states.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret startup stages & company states without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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  • Wind-downThe search label “wind-down” can route to both entries.
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Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.