{"id":14196,"date":"2024-06-04T09:01:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribu.la\/?p=14196"},"modified":"2024-06-04T09:01:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:01:26","slug":"chef-digitales-shuts-down-after-failing-to-achieve-product-market-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribu.la\/es\/chef-digitales-shuts-down-after-failing-to-achieve-product-market-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Digitales echa el cierre tras no lograr la adecuaci\u00f3n entre producto y mercado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Digitales, a startup launched in 2021, has announced its closure due to an inability to achieve product-market fit. Founder Richard Barbera shared the news on LinkedIn, attributing the decision to the challenging market conditions and the startup&#8217;s failure to align its product with market needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Uruguayan entrepreneur had secured investments from Digital Bank ($50,000) and raised $200,000 in a funding round led by Qualitas Fund. The company aimed to develop an AI-powered recipe app. Barbera described the startup journey as a &#8220;rollercoaster of learning and emotions,&#8221; highlighting the importance of agility, innovation, and resilience in the entrepreneurial process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fluent-crm-conditional-content\"><div class=\"fc-cond-blocks\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c1a4c1ee8bafae5d5065b126af965af\" style=\"color:#555555\"><strong>No se lo pierda.<\/strong> Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn para recibir los \u00faltimos contenidos directamente en su bandeja de entrada, o <a href=\"https:\/\/tribu.la\/es\/registrese-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reg\u00edstrese en<\/a> GRATIS para obtener acceso completo.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='fluentform ff-default fluentform_wrapper_2  ff_guten_block ff_guten_block-2 ffs_default_wrap'><form data-form_id=\"2\" id=\"fluentform_2\" class=\"frm-fluent-form fluent_form_2 ff-el-form-top ff_form_instance_2_1 ff-form-loading ffs_default\" data-form_instance=\"ff_form_instance_2_1\" method=\"POST\" action=\"\" ><fieldset  style=\"border: none!important;margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;background-color: transparent!important;box-shadow: none!important;outline: none!important; min-inline-size: 100%;\">\n                    <legend class=\"ff_screen_reader_title\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;height: 0!important;text-indent: -999999px;width: 0!important;overflow:hidden;\">Formulario de suscripci\u00f3n<\/legend><input type='hidden' name='__fluent_form_embded_post_id' value='14196' \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_fluentform_2_fluentformnonce\" name=\"_fluentform_2_fluentformnonce\" value=\"95ba63df68\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14196\" \/><div data-name=\"ff_cn_id_1\"  class='ff-t-container ff-column-container ff_columns_total_2'><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-1' style='flex-basis: 65%;'><div class='ff-el-group'><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"ff_2_email\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Su correo electr\u00f3nico\" data-name=\"email\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=\"true\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-2' style='flex-basis: 35%;'><div class='ff-el-group ff-text-left ff_submit_btn_wrapper ff_submit_btn_wrapper_custom'><button class=\"ff-btn ff-btn-submit ff-btn-md ff_btn_style wpf_has_custom_css\" type=\"submit\" name=\"custom_submit_button-2_1\" data-name=\"custom_submit_button-2_1\"  aria-label=\"Suscr\u00edbase a\">Suscr\u00edbase a<\/button><style>form.fluent_form_2 .wpf_has_custom_css.ff-btn-submit { background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);color:#ffffff;min-width:100%; }form.fluent_form_2 .wpf_has_custom_css.ff-btn-submit:hover { background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#409EFF;color:#409EFF;min-width:100%; } <\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"es\"\/><\/form><div id='fluentform_2_errors' class='ff-errors-in-stack ff_form_instance_2_1 ff-form-loading_errors ff_form_instance_2_1_errors'><\/div><\/div>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                window.fluent_form_ff_form_instance_2_1 = {\"id\":\"2\",\"settings\":{\"layout\":{\"labelPlacement\":\"top\",\"helpMessagePlacement\":\"with_label\",\"errorMessagePlacement\":\"inline\",\"asteriskPlacement\":\"\"},\"restrictions\":{\"denyEmptySubmission\":{\"enabled\":false}}},\"form_instance\":\"ff_form_instance_2_1\",\"form_id_selector\":\"fluentform_2\",\"rules\":{\"email\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\"},\"email\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field must contain a valid email\"}}},\"debounce_time\":300};\n                            <\/script>\n            \n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the lessons learned, Barbera emphasized the crucial role of early validation. &#8220;The process of seeking the perfect product-market fit has made it clear that early validation is essential,&#8221; he stated. This lesson, echoed by many mentors, underscores the need to understand and meet market demands from the outset in a competitive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/dfmas.df.cl\/df-mas\/coffee-break\/las-razones-tras-el-cierre-de-la-startup-chef-digitales\">DF M\u00e1s<\/a>, Barbera disclosed that the company&#8217;s revenue was minimal, amounting to only a few thousand dollars per month\u2014insufficient to cover expenses. Despite the less-than-ideal situation, Barbera noted that the investors were informed and involved in every stage and decision, making the closure unsurprising to them. He expressed personal disappointment at not meeting expectations but valued the knowledge gained from his investors.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Digitales, a startup launched in 2021, has announced its closure due to an inability to achieve product-market fit. 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