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Re:Square Raises $150M at a $6B Valuation by hbbio on Monday October 06, 2014 @05:07AM (#8414911)
The definition of a startup (from PG?) sums up to a company that favours growth over profitability. For instance, a company like Square that keeps raising money to accelerate instead of taking profits.
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Re:Square Raises $150M at a $6B Valuation by killwhitey on Monday October 06, 2014 @11:58AM (#8416542)
But that definition would include Amazon. I don't think a company founded in 1994 and went public in 1997 can be considered a startup.
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