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"Why do so many startups focused in the above four areas generally flounder?" A "flounder" is a fish! She means "founder", which is a verb which roughly means
by alextingle 14y ago
"Why do so many startups focused in the above four areas generally flounder?"
A "flounder" is a fish! She means "founder", which is a verb which roughly means "sink".
- hobbes 14y agohttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/flounder http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flounder http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flounder#Verb http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flounder#Verb (intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. "He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well."
- dodo53 14y agoFlounder can be used as verb to mean to thrash around like a fish (e.g. struggling) - so either could work in context. http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/flounder.html http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/flounder.html