(It's not a matter of if or when a startup will sell its users, they were sold to begin with. Exit plans precede investment in VC lala land)
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@aral Remember that not all startups go after VC funding. After 10 years, we're still self funded. -
@annajayne Indeed. So I wouldn't call yourself a startup but a sustainable business. Maybe we need a sexier term for that. -
@aral Ah but we WERE a startup at the outset (and we still have that mindset, no matter how long it's been). -
@annajayne You didn't take VC though right? That's not the startup model being packaged & sold around the world by Silicon Valley & VCs. -
@aral Silicon Valley isn't in Bournemouth. Lots of self funded startups here.
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@aral Unfair generalisation! -
@stevecarpenter No, a definition, to separate startups from sustainable long-term businesses. -
@aral Then I think your terminology confuses business models with business and funding types
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@aral so cynical… ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral that is a somewhat limited view of it, but certainly quite a few fit that category.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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