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If you define a startup as a company still looking for a business model as Steve Banks might, then twitter very well fits in that definition. It's also easy to
by chucknthem 15y ago
If you define a startup as a company still looking for a business model as Steve Banks might, then twitter very well fits in that definition. It's also easy to label companies with a startup culture of moving fast, raising capital and innovating a "startup".
- arethuza 15y agohttp://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/whats-a-startup-first-principles/ http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/whats-a-startup-first-princ...
- tomkarlo 15y agoNeither of these are good reasons to label a company a "startup." Arguably, Salesforce.com is 'still looking for a business model' despite being public, as are any number of other companies. And every tech company likes to think they have a culture of 'moving fast, raising capital and innovating.' Wikipedia provides a reasonable starting place: "A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets."