deadpool

deadpool - n. (dead-pool) - [origin - commentors in Techcrunch] a startup that was once spoken about with great acclaim in TechCrunch only later to fail miserably.  "The founders of Rackooji thought they were all that and a bag of chips when TechCrunch ran a big article on them claiming them to be the next google.  But a year later, they were part of the dead pool and were selling their desks on Craig's list."