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minus-squarePastelKeystone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoI wish business “journalists” would stop calling these 10 year old companies “startups”. It’s like calling that 10-12 year old kid who was still breastfeeding on Game of Thrones “my baby”. They did this with Uber, AirBnb, & Spotify as well.
minus-squaretallricefarmer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoI think “startup” is an industry term that means something on their relationship with investors. The next step is “unicorn” and in that stage i think a board is formed that can influence the company.
I wish business “journalists” would stop calling these 10 year old companies “startups”.
It’s like calling that 10-12 year old kid who was still breastfeeding on Game of Thrones “my baby”.
They did this with Uber, AirBnb, & Spotify as well.
I think “startup” is an industry term that means something on their relationship with investors. The next step is “unicorn” and in that stage i think a board is formed that can influence the company.