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“Hypergrowth” is the operative word.

Startup is also a way of running a company, not just “young company”




I disagree with both of your statements. Hypergrowth is a meaningless term and a startup is a type of company in a specific stage of its lifecycle. Running a company "like a startup" can be a thing, but that does not make the company a startup.


> Running a company "like a startup"

Based on my experience at Amazon, I believe this is something you hear at megacorps that are in denial about their current operating procedures and also don't understand how a startup operates.


Curious: what makes a company -not- a startup?




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