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Re: What is The “Startup” Threshold?

jjgardner3 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:24:51 -0000

Yes I do seem a bit caught up on this don't I :)
But this article popped up and made me think about it a bit more

Thanks for stopping by Jared

Re: What is The “Startup” Threshold?

Jared Goralnick — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:00:27 -0000

You really are worried about the semantics of this, eh, Jimmy? I think we all called it pretty well on your last post where you asked this:

http://eastcoastblogging.co...

So yeah: size/profitability/number of years/etc all factor in. Kayak is borderline due to its size, but culturally and revenue-wise, they fit the prototype.

Re: What is The “Startup” Threshold?

Caponiti — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:32:58 -0000

I would say if the company is profitable, employs more than a half dozen employees, and has over $100M in funding, then you are no longer a start-up.

Re: What is The “Startup” Threshold?

CraigK — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:44 -0000

i agree, when I hear start-up, I'm thinking new and the small guy, regardless of what industry. Either way I think of it in more of a time frame manner. That maybe a start-up period is 2 years long, after that they need a new name.

Craig
www.budgetpulse.com

Re: What is The “Startup” Threshold?

llimllib — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:58:07 -0000

The word "startup" is now a signal meaning something like "web 2.0 company that aims at acquisition or success via ad revenue" and not actually meaning what it used to mean, which I think is the source of confusion here.