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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by gumby on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:41AM (#24687676)
Then it's simply a business. Nothing wrong with that but calling your local grill or clothes shop a "startup" turns the term into just a synonym for "small business".
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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by alkonaut on Monday October 05, 2020 @11:14AM (#24688462)
I use it as a term for "just-started company hoping to validate business model then grow". Not just "VC funded company looking to grow exponentially".

E.g. wikipedia

"startups refer to new businesses that intend to grow large beyond the solo founder"

I don't mind that definition. But I also wouldn't call my company not a startup if it doesn't want VC funding or doesn't hope to grow more than linearly/organically.

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