[jt2190]

There isn't consensus on what the vague term "startup" means. Here's a different definition, from Steve Blank:

  > "A startup is an organization formed to search for a 
  > repeatable and scalable business model." [1]

[1] http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/whats-a-startup-first-princ...

[ianterrell]

This is still a growth focused definition: "repeatable and scalable" is really saying "growable".

[jt2190]

Here's an article with examples from popular media:

  > Steve Jobs often speaks of Apple's "startup" culture. 
  > ... an article in the New York Times referred to 
  > the seven-year-old airline Virgin America 
  > as a startup. [2]

[2] http://readwrite.com/2010/07/12/how-do-you-define-startup

[nfailor]

no it's not, it's growable+cloneable.