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OP here. Fair enough, but I’m 100% all in. I’m as far away from a startup fashionista as they get: trust me. I just like sharing this stuff for catharsis reason
by tnolet 7y ago
OP here. Fair enough, but I’m 100% all in. I’m as far away from a startup fashionista as they get: trust me. I just like sharing this stuff for catharsis reasons and because I genuinely think it’s interesting to read for some.
On the disruption part, I disagree. There are markets that are just old or aging. Fairly small improvements and a rethink of the market can already make a new product viable.
- sillysaurusx 7y agoA startup is fundamentally disruptive. That's what a startup is: something that grows until it can't be ignored. I just tried to think of a single successful startup that wouldn't be classified as "disruptive" and couldn't do it.
- HatchedLake721 7y agoI think you’re confusing a startup with a startup unicorn. You can start tomorrow a niche SaaS, e.g. a debt collection CRM for French market, and become a startup. Are you successful startup? Yes (e.g. you turnover $20k a month solo). Are you disruptive? No. Truly disruptive startups are in two digits range. Successful startups that “made it”, whether it’s revenue, money raised, or profit, are in the hundreds of thousands/millions.
- sfjailbird 7y agoAccording to YC (at least Paul Graham's classic definition) a startup is something that grows very fast.
- MCneill27 7y agoIt might be a startup in the colloquial sense of the word, to friends, family, etc., but I and many others here would argue that it's a small business rather than a startup.