Startups And The Shutdown: When Your Primary Customer Folds Overnight
Government shutdowns usually land in the headlines as political theater: national parks closed, passport offices jammed, TSA lines stretching into eternity. Annoying, sure, but not existential for most people. For startups, though, this October’s shutdown is different. When your primary customer is Uncle Sam and he suddenly closes his checkbook, that isn’t politics — it’s survival.