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chiefalchemist on Nov 3, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Signs that a startup is focused on stuff that does...

The WordPress lexicon is fond of taking widely accepted terms and redefining them. This is no surprise.

rfrey on Nov 3, 2016 [–]

Every dictionary I just checked (Oxford, Mirriam-Webster, Cambridge) defines startup as "A newly established business".

The redefinition (a useful one for many discussions) was by pg to clarify his points in several essays - not by the Wordpress community.

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