Startup company
company initiated by an entrepreneur to develop a scalable economic model
A startup or start-up is a company or project typically undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship includes all new businesses including self-employment and businesses that do not intend to go public, startups are new businesses that intend to grow large beyond the solo-founder. At the early stages, startups face significant uncertainty and high rates of failure. However, a minority achieve notable success and influence, with some growing into unicorns, private companies valued at over US$1 billion. Startups are typically characterized by an innovative stance, a potential for rapid growth, external funding, and vulnerability.
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Startups typically begin with a founder or co-founders who have a way to solve a problem. The founder of a startup will conduct market validation through problem interviews, solution interviews, and the building of a minimum viable product (MVP), i.e. a prototype, to develop and validate their business model. The startup process can take a long time; hence, sustained effort is required. Over the long term, sustaining effort is especially challenging because of high failure rates and uncertain outcomes.
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