I believe the correct term is startup. It is only in recent years that people have tried to make startup mean a very specific, narrow, method of launching a bu

I believe the correct term is startup. It is only in recent years that people have tried to make startup mean a very specific, narrow, method of launching a business. But the term, traditionally, means a business in its early phase, pre-profitability. Whether this is an international shipping concern or a mobile hook-up app, they're both startups. GitHub isn't a "lifestyle business" (even before they took A16Z money)