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Is there a difference between a "startup" and "starting a company"? I ask because, "In Startupland, everybody should be working towards the same goal: that big
by boredguy8 18y ago
Is there a difference between a "startup" and "starting a company"?
I ask because, "In Startupland, everybody should be working towards the same goal: that big juicy exit," couldn't be further from my mind. I know what that means to me (as does my team) in terms of access to venture funding, but I'm not particularly interested in an "exit". I want to build a service that's beneficial and worth paying for and that is responsive to my customer's needs.
Am I missing something, or do I need to change how I think about what I'm doing?
- alaskamiller 18y agostartups => exits company => provides services and products
- fallentimes 18y agohaha which is why all companies were startups at some point but not all startups will be companies.
- jon_dahl 18y agoWhy not startup => company => provides services and products => exit?
- axod 18y agoWell one reason would be that the startup needs to be bought by someone in the right position to exploit it before it can become profitable. So in that case, you could create a startup that in itself cannot be profitable, but when purchased by a larger company can become wildly profitable for them. I don't think that's an unusual case.
- ojbyrne 18y agoThat's TechCrunch editorializing - they're all about publicizing big exits. It makes for more page views.