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> ISIS isn't a startup company Why do you say that? I think that's exactly what it is. It's a shitty business though. It's business is war and conquest and r
by kleer001 11y ago
> ISIS isn't a startup company
Why do you say that?
I think that's exactly what it is. It's a shitty business though. It's business is war and conquest and rape and pillage and destruction. But in the end it has a budget, it has a start date, it has employees, it has a stated plan, it recruits, etc... What else do you want in an organization to make it a company?
If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck...
https://news.vice.com/article/a-leaked-budget-may-finally-show-how-the-islamic-state-makes-its-money https://news.vice.com/article/a-leaked-budget-may-finally-sh...
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459249994/leaked-budget-document-provides-glimpse-into-how-isis-makes-money http://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459249994/leaked-budget-docume...
- pinkrooftop 11y agoUsing money and budgeting expenditure doesn't alone make something a startup company. Or a company. Paul Graham says a startup is simply a company designed to grow fast. ISIS is trying to grow but are they a company? When do they issue an IPO? What benefit does analyzing ISIS as a startup provide, judging if they are more innovative than other terrorists groups? Can they literally capture enough market share? It's a silly concept, would make a good SNL skit
- oldmanjay 11y agoIt was an analogy, not a definition. Your entire rebuttal so far has leaned far more on a definitional objection than any of the comparisons made.
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