A business is something that has clearly defined cash flows. Ie you put money here and you get money there. A startup is a new venture which is trying to becom

A business is something that has clearly defined cash flows. Ie you put money here and you get money there. A startup is a new venture which is trying to become a business. Read drucker's "innovation and entrepreneurship" - he clearly describes the difference. Infact if you read this one book, you can skip every other business book including "4 steps to the epiphany", . It's incredible that his book was written in 1985!