• PastelKeystone@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    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.

    • tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz
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      1 day ago

      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.