I think that sometime in the mid- to late 90s, when there was an explosive land ...

		SiVal on May 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world a... I think that sometime in the mid- to late 90s, when there was an explosive land grab on the Web and every Web-based company was a new startup because the Web itself was a new startup, the word startup ended up meaning Web-based company to a lot of people.