Before the start-up hype I think in the Netherlands you need to be in business for 3 years to no longer be considered one. But that definition has shifted quite

Before the start-up hype I think in the Netherlands you need to be in business for 3 years to no longer be considered one. But that definition has shifted quite a bit there too. The company you describe I would describe as any typical corporation. In my head I still see start-ups as a scrappy, small team in a fairly young business. The dictionary definition says: 1 : the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion 2 : a fledgling business enterprise Both of these definitions suggest it really just describes 'new' ventures.