4 ms·
Ask HN: When is a startup no longer a startup?
I'm wondering if there's an official answer, as well as some sort of community lore about the topic. Specifically, is Facebook or Groupon still a startup? What's the cutoff for when a company exits its innocence and turns into a real company?
Inspired by the "most inspirational startup of 2010" post, as well as Steve Blank's "Elves Leave Middle Earth" post.
- byoung2 16y agoThere are a few threads about this: http://searchyc.com/When+is+a+startup+no+longer+a+startup http://searchyc.com/When+is+a+startup+no+longer+a+startup The best answer I've seen to this question is "you are no longer a startup when the supplies cabinet is locked."