I'm not sure that's a non-controversial point. Dell or BetterWorldBooks & many others were essentially selling stuff on Ebay to start.
This post brings up simple & important points: (a)Of all the businesses being started in the world, only some are of the Silicon Valley cluster type. (b) Not only the Silicon Valley cluster type of business benefit from the changes you describe (again in previous essays): reduced cost of starting up, ability to grow without that much capital, & suitability or small teams.
As you mention, the definition of a startup is problematic. But maybe your definition is biased in a way that equates 'should move to Silicon Valley' with 'Startup' more then is necessary.
I meet with quite a few small businesses starting now. They are generally not the type that will be acquired making multiple founders immediately rich. But many of them are viable, wealth producing & potentially successful. Probably none of them will move to the Valley. Few or none are part of this 'startup' sub-category of new businesses.
But I think they might still be part of this same high resolution revolution. They are following business models that did not exist 10 years ago. They are (i think) proliferating for the same reasons that 'true startups' are proliferating. The are enabled by cheaper starting costs, ease of reaching markets, easy outsourcing. These are all derivative of the same cheaper hardware, free software, smaller teams, communication technology, etc.
This post brings up simple & important points: (a)Of all the businesses being started in the world, only some are of the Silicon Valley cluster type. (b) Not only the Silicon Valley cluster type of business benefit from the changes you describe (again in previous essays): reduced cost of starting up, ability to grow without that much capital, & suitability or small teams.
As you mention, the definition of a startup is problematic. But maybe your definition is biased in a way that equates 'should move to Silicon Valley' with 'Startup' more then is necessary.
I meet with quite a few small businesses starting now. They are generally not the type that will be acquired making multiple founders immediately rich. But many of them are viable, wealth producing & potentially successful. Probably none of them will move to the Valley. Few or none are part of this 'startup' sub-category of new businesses.
But I think they might still be part of this same high resolution revolution. They are following business models that did not exist 10 years ago. They are (i think) proliferating for the same reasons that 'true startups' are proliferating. The are enabled by cheaper starting costs, ease of reaching markets, easy outsourcing. These are all derivative of the same cheaper hardware, free software, smaller teams, communication technology, etc.