Startups are companies with a scalable business model. Unlike regular small businesses which do not necessarily meet this definition. Pursuing scale does not m

Startups are companies with a scalable business model. Unlike regular small businesses which do not necessarily meet this definition. Pursuing scale does not mean starting immediately with scalability in mind. It means creating a scalable business model, that is able to scale in subsequent stages. That means that in the beginning you will have to iterate quickly to find that formula, aggresively discarding ideas (and therefore code) and moving fast. But that's not sustainable. Once you've found that formula, then you have to rebuild it solidly so that it's secure, performant, scalable and reliable.