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tiffanyh 41 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: A startup doesn't need to be a unicorn

> Every company was once a startup.

I disagree.

Would you consider your neighborhood restaurant a "startup".

Startup for many people implies "high growth".

carlosjobim 41 days ago [–]

> Would you consider your neighborhood restaurant a "startup".

Of course, they started at one point, didn't they?

tiffanyh 41 days ago | [–]

My 8-year child will be excited to know their lemonade stand is a "startup".

I'll have to put that on their college application form as an achievement.

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