[photon137]

I am not terming that as BS because it's impossible - it's not. I'm saying it's not suitable for all businesses (it might be downright hara-kiri for some of them) - that alone should not disqualify them from being known or viewed as startups.

[PeterisP]

Why not? Words and terms are useful only if they mean something. It is not useful to mix "high growth startups" and "slow growth startups" in a single word meaning/term, as the practical difference is actually bigger than what they have in common. So PG is saying that "startup" means "growth startup", and young enterprises without the goal of explosive growth should be called something else, as they are significantly different.