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I think your idea of a startup is very narrow. Tesla Motors was a startup. Talk to most VC's and you'll find they invest a ton of money into these types of co

I think your idea of a startup is very narrow. Tesla Motors was a startup. Talk to most VC's and you'll find they invest a ton of money into these types of companies. BTW most cleantech or pharma companies start as two engineering or science PHD students in lab somewhere, and these days those labs can be on different sides of the world.

rhizome 16y ago
Kind of, but I think we actually agree. "Startup" may just be too vague a word to use for all of these kinds of companies, but I do think it's hyperbole to equate capital-intensive startups, like pharm or auto, with bootstrap operations that make videos easier to email or whatever.