Y Combinator-backed Staffjoy is shutting down on March 15

More than a year ago, Staffjoy was a startup with a mission to help small businesses improve scheduling for hourly workers. On Wednesday, the company announced its dream is no longer feasible and will be shutting down on March 15. It is no longer accepting new accounts and has open sourced its code. Staffjoy said that it plans on returning $1 million in cash to its investors.
The company is a byproduct of a scheduling algorithm project founders Andrew Hess and Philip Thomas, two entrepreneurs th