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I think the whole startup thing has a mythological aspect that's not at all helpful in building a business. When someone asked me what I do when we were first
by colinplamondon 17y ago
I think the whole startup thing has a mythological aspect that's not at all helpful in building a business.
When someone asked me what I do when we were first starting, trying to figure out our product, get to launch, and get to revenue, I called it a startup. Now that we've released a successful product that creates enough revenue for us to operate profitably, I call it a company.
Maybe it's splitting hairs, but to me a 'startup' was always the initial step to building a business. I had no interest in being a 'startup guy', I wanted to have a profitable company.
So, do we have a plan to get to millions a year in revenue? Absolutely. Are we executing on that and expanding our product line? For sure. Are we a startup? Hell no- we're a business, and a profitable one.
- niyazpk 17y agoThat is a very good definition. A startup is a startup only when it is in the stage of starting up. After some time it is either a business or dead.