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> There's a legit distinction, though, between startups and other businesses - startups are designed to grow fast. Perhaps in the US, and probably in just a sm
by markdown 8y ago
> There's a legit distinction, though, between startups and other businesses - startups are designed to grow fast.
Perhaps in the US, and probably in just a small part of the US. Everywhere else, a startup is just a new business.
- csa 8y agoSo I think the point that many folks would make is that maybe we should call a new business a “new business” or a “small business” rather than a “startup”. While I realize people don’t always like to use constraining labels, limiting the word “startup” to businesses that are aggressively seeking a rocket-ship trajectory actually strikes me as a useful convention.