Startup was originally meant to describe a company trying an entirely new business model. If there's nothing new then it's just a small business (until it gradu

Startup was originally meant to describe a company trying an entirely new business model. If there's nothing new then it's just a small business (until it graduates to medium/large/public/etc). Unfortunately the venture capital industry decided to just call everything they invest in a "startup" and the usage grew from there.