Why We Decided to Close Spotex SRL
Almost four years, then the decision to close. Not because of debt. Not because of the market. Because we had lost the most important thing: the reason we existed.
We decided to close the SRL.
Almost four years, then the shutters down.
This isn't a failure. We have no debts. We always paid everything, on time. Even when it would have been easier not to.
So why are we closing?
To understand, you have to step back. And look a couple of things in the face that nobody wants to look at.
How Spotex Was Born
Spotex SRL was founded in January 2023. Before that we were two freelancers with VAT numbers, then we said: let's make it an SRL. Bringing our small client base along.
An IT agency. Stated goal: making technology accessible and simple. Ideal customer: the SME struggling to go digital. Slogan: Make IT Easier and Simple.
At the start we were fired up. Clear goal, clear problem, well-distributed workload. My partner handled sales, I handled everything else: tech and operations. Everyone told us we were a perfect match. Two complementary parts.
And maybe we were. For a while.
When Something Changed
Then something changed.
The light went out. My partner entered a phase of declining work, I started accumulating stress and frustration. Summer 2025: we decide to split workload and responsibilities by bringing in two more partners.
We needed motivation. Fresh air. New ideas. Mostly, we needed outside help. At least, that was the plan.
Instead, that's when the real decline started.
The new partners ended up pulling us completely off the path the company was founded on: mission and vision. Two big words. In practice: we no longer knew why we existed as a company.
Meanwhile I ended up in burnout. From the workload. And from the pressure of managing every stakeholder, internal and external, every day, with nobody really taking a piece of that weight.
Why We Are Closing
What happens to a tech company when it loses the only person actually delivering the technical service?
Try removing the engine from a Formula 1 car. Can it still race?
Exactly.
These are, today, all the reasons why we're closing. There's nothing else behind it. No tricks, no hidden blame, no money missing. It ended because it was over.
One lesson I'm taking with me, and telling you too: don't let your company lose its values. Mission and vision aren't investor-deck slides. They're the only thing holding everything together when the shit hits the fan.
In the next posts I'll share what I decided to do after this closure. And how my career will evolve. Spoiler: I'm not going back to warehouse work. Not by choice, anyway.