[tptacek]

Countries/companies was a typo. Thanks.

The 6 types of companies Blank outlines:

* "Lifestyle companies", like the companies associated with individual professional surfers.

* "Small businesses", like money-losing corner groceries.

* "Scalable businesses" (ie, your typical YC company, "born to be big")

* "Born to flip" companies that are conceived of as features of some other company's product

* "Large companies" like Google

* "Social companies" with missions other than making money

The implication of my brief comment was specifically that this way of breaking down companies suggests that he's promoting venture capital.