Use Time's previous "Most Promising Startups" for their success rate: 2012 - http://www.timeinc.com/pressroom/10nycstartups2012.php http://www.timeinc.com/pres

Use Time's previous "Most Promising Startups" for their success rate: 2012 - http://www.timeinc.com/pressroom/10nycstartups2012.php http://www.timeinc.com/pressroom/10nycstartups2012.php 2011 - http://www.timeinc.com/pressroom/events/10nycstartups/ http://www.timeinc.com/pressroom/events/10nycstartups/ But then, how do you rate a startup as successful? Number of users, revenue, is being acquired a good or bad thing?