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Ie you were not working for a start-up. Only by what appears to be your unique and limited definition. I have never heard of anyone that considers "taking mon

by brk 15y ago

Ie you were not working for a start-up. Only by what appears to be your unique and limited definition. I have never heard of anyone that considers "taking money == no longer a startup". Also, it is not uncommon to startup a company with immediate investment. In fact, some companies don't officially exist until the investment is secured (they are an "idea" during the pitch stage, and the formal legal incorporation paperwork is only filed after securing initial investment). This is of course all based on common usage of the term in the US, but since you were also referencing US companies this seems appropriate. Much like a "boot" is a piece of footwear here and a part of an automobile there.

chris_dcosta 15y ago
You seem to be confirming my point. You seem to be saying that anybody with an idea in the US can get money invested into their business without having to do anything other than produce a business plan, and an idea, if they search hard enough. Doesn't that sound rather odd? Let me tell you where I'm coming from: I've started 8 companies in the last 25 years and not one has had external funding. I've built them from scratch and earned every penny, but you seem to be suggesting that money grows on trees. I don't think this has anything to do with language differences, I think if you've ever started a company you know what it takes, you know the risks, and so do investors. It is not credible that the sort of sums of money that are required to employ people run offices and pay taxes are available without a running busines already in place. And US or English or not, the fact remains you are no longer starting something at that point in the life cycle of a business. The label therefore is just that - a fashionable label, not a meaningful title.

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Ie you were not working for a start-up. Only by what appears to be your unique and limited definition. I have never heard of anyone that considers "taking mon

by brk 15y ago

chris_dcosta 15y ago
You seem to be confirming my point. You seem to be saying that anybody with an idea in the US can get money invested into their business without having to do anything other than produce a business plan, and an idea, if they search hard enough. Doesn't that sound rather odd? Let me tell you where I'm coming from: I've started 8 companies in the last 25 years and not one has had external funding. I've built them from scratch and earned every penny, but you seem to be suggesting that money grows on trees. I don't think this has anything to do with language differences, I think if you've ever started a company you know what it takes, you know the risks, and so do investors. It is not credible that the sort of sums of money that are required to employ people run offices and pay taxes are available without a running busines already in place. And US or English or not, the fact remains you are no longer starting something at that point in the life cycle of a business. The label therefore is just that - a fashionable label, not a meaningful title.