Most 'small businesses' are not startups. Far from it. They are shops, restaurants, contractors, accountants. Even most 'big companies' are just small one's t

Most 'small businesses' are not startups. Far from it. They are shops, restaurants, contractors, accountants. Even most 'big companies' are just small one's that grew into something. Starbucks, H&M, IKEA. They were never the kind of 'entrepreneurial' in the Valley/Startup sense. It's why VC/Valley is so focused on tech because there are inherent multipliers. Uber and WeWork are providing a value add. Both of them have upped the game in some way. Yes - the funding bubble distorts everything miserably but that doesn't take away from the fact that people want cheap and fast rides, and they want cool places to work.