Yes, they're a different animal from the past, but they are the new norm as software becomes a primary competitive advantage in all industries. We don't need t

Yes, they're a different animal from the past, but they are the new norm as software becomes a primary competitive advantage in all industries. We don't need to subvert the idea of startup to describe this: tech company does just fine. A startup is something that's starting, it's right there in the title, it completely neuters the word of all meaning to apply it to decades-old multi-billion dollar companies.