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It would be useful, at least on HN, to distinguish small businesses like a new pizzeria from what most of us call a startup; i.e. a tech company that's probably
by lkrubner 9y ago
It would be useful, at least on HN, to distinguish small businesses like a new pizzeria from what most of us call a startup; i.e. a tech company that's probably building software to solve a problem and scale.
That would assume the conclusion. As a thought experiment, imagine a world in which the number of startups is growing. In that world, you can imagine that every new pizzeria is going to grow into the next PizzaHut or Dominos. That is every tiny little new retail store might be a giant 10 years from now.
It is from the frothy, primordial soup of little mom and pop shops that new giants emerge. I don't have time to make an attempt at making a list, but 2 examples off the top of my head: both McDonalds and Barnes & Noble were small family businesses, for decades, before new management took over and found a way to turn them into giants.