Lifestyle business, defined

Re:Lifestyle business, defined by noodle on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @10:11AM (#2359418)

i always felt that "lifestyle business" implied a business that not only was bootstrapped, but also wasn't really high growth/pressure. something that you could do to make a living and spend your time however you like, not something you push really hard to grow and succeed like you would with a standard startup, bootstrapped or no.

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Re:Lifestyle business, defined by jeremymcanally on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @10:18AM (#2359448)

That's exactly what it is. I don't know where they got this tinfoil hat definition from.

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Re:Lifestyle business, defined by jimboyoungblood on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @05:25PM (#2361538)

Both definitions are correct. Your definition is the one used by people who run lifestyle businesses (as well as most normal, sane people).

The tinfoil hat definition is used primarily by VC's and founders of VC funded startups, almost always condescendingly. (I've been on the receiving end a few times)

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Re:Lifestyle business, defined by atgm on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @10:40AM (#2359549)

So a "lifestyle business" is a business that's not governed by the "business lifestyle" mentality?

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Re:Lifestyle business, defined by noodle on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @10:41AM (#2359558)

i'd say that it is not necessarily governed by it. it could be, if you want it to be. or not. its that flexibility that defines it, more than anything else, imo.

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