Re:74% of Startups Have Trimmed Staff, 65% Have Less Than 6 ...
by amelius on Saturday May 02, 2020 @06:10AM
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> I don't like how the tech industry/news sites call any non-behemoth tech company a "startup".
And I don't like how they call these companies "tech" companies.
Yes, they use computers, but mostly in ways that we have been doing for decades. By that standard, every company is a tech company including farmers and banks.
If they must call them "tech", then call them "low-tech" unless they regularly and substantially publish in scientific journals.
And no, having a pet tech project like self-driving cars does not make you a tech company until it's getting close to your main source of profit.
And I don't like how they call these companies "tech" companies.
Yes, they use computers, but mostly in ways that we have been doing for decades. By that standard, every company is a tech company including farmers and banks.
If they must call them "tech", then call them "low-tech" unless they regularly and substantially publish in scientific journals.
And no, having a pet tech project like self-driving cars does not make you a tech company until it's getting close to your main source of profit.