Re:Why I turned down $500K and shut down my startup
by tedmiston on Thursday June 09, 2016 @09:44AM
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You're correct. We'd just call them small businesses.
Though I have seen some small businesses working in technology refer to themselves as startups without really understanding the definition (or because they're trying to sound "sexy" to recruit developers).
Re:Why I turned down $500K and shut down my startup
by collyw on Thursday June 09, 2016 @01:52PM
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You are too old. Its youngster hipster speak for running your own small business these days. I have heard a few friends referring to their business as a startups.
Though I have seen some small businesses working in technology refer to themselves as startups without really understanding the definition (or because they're trying to sound "sexy" to recruit developers).