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> the best startups, like Google, come out of a period like this Google isn't a startup. In fact, a company ceases being a "startup" once it finds a business m
by kordless 11y ago
> the best startups, like Google, come out of a period like this
Google isn't a startup. In fact, a company ceases being a "startup" once it finds a business model with which it can sustain itself. If a company can layoff a percentage of it's employees, slow growth, and still make money, they aren't a startup.
We really should stop putting ourselves in double binds with stupid statements like this and reject them when we hear others parroting them.
- adventured 11y agoThey're not saying that Google is still a startup. They're saying that when Google was still a start-up / very young company, it thrived in the post dotcom bust after 2000.
- kordless 11y agoI'm well aware of Google's history and the dotcom bubble that occurred from 1999-2003. I'm also aware that Google made $19M in revenue on a loss of $14 million in 2000 and I'm saying the company Google was at that time can't be considered a "startup". It's a contentious point, clearly.