Not everybody has the hope to get big, e.g. my favourite cafe doesn't. I would say that someone who wishes to get big, but doesn't take appropriate action, wil

Not everybody has the hope to get big, e.g. my favourite cafe doesn't. I would say that someone who wishes to get big, but doesn't take appropriate action, will still have a startup, albeit likely unsuccessful. You might define someone's company as not being a startup because you don't think they will be successful - but how do you know they won't be? Hence my ironic use of "delusional" etc. Many startups were doubted before they became successful. http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html references the example to which I alluded: McDonald's.