There are plenty of new and small businesses (especially in Europe) that don’t have the startup business model, yes. They’re better than startups. We should not call them startups as that’s a Silicon Valley brand. And we must fund/support them as the Silicon Valley machine won’t.https://twitter.com/rubendinho/status/980458874619691008 …
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Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan
If a new business doesn’t have venture capital (and won’t be seeking venture capital) and sells products, not people, it doesn’t have the startup business model (surveillance capitalism). It could still violate your privacy but it has a competitive advantage in not doing so.https://twitter.com/aral/status/980701709709250561 …
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Aral Balkan @aralThere are plenty of new and small businesses (especially in Europe) that don’t have the startup business model, yes. They’re better than startups. We should not call them startups as that’s a Silicon Valley brand. And we must fund/support them as the Silicon Valley machine won’t. https://twitter.com/rubendinho/status/980458874619691008 …Show this thread1 reply 8 retweets 14 likesShow this thread -
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We must differentiate between startups & stayups. Startups are temporary businesses funded to either fail fast or grow rapidly/get sold (exit) to larger a surveillance capitalists like Google or to the public via an IPO. Stayups are sustainable businesses that don’t need an exit.https://twitter.com/aral/status/980702246588567552 …
Aral Balkan added,
Aral Balkan @aralIf a new business doesn’t have venture capital (and won’t be seeking venture capital) and sells products, not people, it doesn’t have the startup business model (surveillance capitalism). It could still violate your privacy but it has a competitive advantage in not doing so. https://twitter.com/aral/status/980701709709250561 …Show this thread3 replies 12 retweets 26 likesShow this thread -
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I think that distinction isn't the important one. Startups or Stayups: both are evil.https://ianwrightsite.wordpress.com/2018/03/31/silicon-valley-startups-being-evil-again-and-again/ …
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