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Re:Show HN: RandomStartup.org – Refresh the page to discover... by stevewilhelm on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @02:41PM (#8259352)
When is a startup no longer a startup?

Should mint.com (acquired by Intuit five years ago after raising thirty million in five rounds) or redfin.com (ten years old, and has raised a hundred million dollars in seven rounds) really be considered startups?

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Re:Show HN: RandomStartup.org – Refresh the page to discover... by dublinben on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @03:43PM (#8259675)
I think a reasonable point at which to consider startups just normal companies is upon IPO or acquisition. That's certainly the end goal for most startups, and when the structure really changes.
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Re:Show HN: RandomStartup.org – Refresh the page to discover... by duaneb on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @08:51PM (#8261011)
...unless they don't IPO, or they aren't acquired. Hopefully there are less grim options for startups to be validated.
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Re:Show HN: RandomStartup.org – Refresh the page to discover... by smsm42 on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @05:01PM (#8260129)
I think IPO or acquisition is to narrow criteria. Not all companies go public. You won't call behemoths like Koch Industries, Ernst & Young, Dell or Heinz startups, yet they are not public.
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Re:Show HN: RandomStartup.org – Refresh the page to discover... by larrys on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @03:09PM (#8259486)
"When is a startup no longer a startup?"

There is really no dejure definition of a startup as it is. Not to mention that the site doesn't even give its own definition of what qualifies to be listed on the site.

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Re:Show HN: RandomStartup.org – Refresh the page to discover... by lokeshk on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @02:55PM (#8259417)
+1. I wonder if making the work of curating the list of startups driven by a community, like in Wikipedia, would be more beneficial? It would also work better if start-ups are defined as part of the guideline.
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