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Ask HN: Definition of "startup"? Business entity required?

2 pointsby igneous4about 14 years ago
Does creating a "startup" entail creating a real business entity (such as an LLC), including tax id number, special bank account, and so forth?<p>Or does simply putting an interesting webapp online with a plan to make money qualify as a "startup"?

3 comments

rick888about 14 years ago
I think many people say they have a startup, when in reality, they just have a webapp. A startup should be a business (which might involve a webapp or service).
maxdemarziabout 14 years ago
A project to deliver a product or service cradled with uncertainty.
niktrixabout 14 years ago
"These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets " wikipedia .<p>before internet become popular there was no concept startup , when jobs was making lisa in garage he didnt called that startup.