Post-Mortem
Loadoutworks
Killed: May 6, 2026
Cause of Death
Payment Provider Blocked
Post-Mortem
Visual firearm builder and community killed after payment-provider restrictions made reliable firearms-adjacent monetization economically unviable.
Lessons Learned
Validate payment-provider policies before committing to a regulated vertical.
What I'd Do Differently
Run a Stripe/payment feasibility check as the first research spike, not after building the product.