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"merely a successful small business." Really? That small business is financially more successful than most crazy ass VC backed startups with the latest photo
by timjahn 14y ago
"merely a successful small business."
Really? That small business is financially more successful than most crazy ass VC backed startups with the latest photo sharing solution will ever be.
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- ceejayoz 14y agoIn fairness, that still doesn't make it a startup.
- slantyyz 14y agoI think after being in business for over a decade, 37signals is way past being called a startup.
- timjahn 14y agoNo, it doesn't. But who the hell cares?
- nanijoe 14y agoPray tell, what would make it a startup?
- Avshalom 14y agolosing money
- ceejayoz 14y agoThey were a startup early on. I think it's safe to say they've transitioned out of that at this point, just as Google, Amazon, etc. have.
- petercooper 14y agoI know this'll be a controversial stance but IMHO.. needing to work 5 or 6 days a week to prove the business case, make the business stick, and to scale the business to a point where you have multiple employees and processes that allow you to only work 4 day weeks if you want. Of course, some businesses can run on fewer hours from the start, but many require a lot of sweat and long hours to get the engine running.
- sabat 14y agoThat small business is financially more successful Sure. But they're not trying to build the same thing. I think it's mainly a midwestern attitude vs. Californian. Fried just wanted to build a business. Startup founders want to build companies.
- jeremyjh 14y agoStartup founders want to sell companies.