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		randomdata on April 2, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I'm working for the man and not doing a startu... > being in business 3+ years And if you're been in business for 3+ years, but change direction (like from consulting to products as many in the industry do), are you considered a startup again?

jakejake on April 2, 2012 [–]

Good question. 3 years was an arbitrary number. Maybe you could say that you're a startup as long as you're still relying on venture capital?

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