Define Startup Meaning

A recently formed company. In modern terminology, it has come to describe a company formed with a business model relying on the internet.

is when you have a great tech business idea and you make it a real business, but usually you fail (it's okay), because you're not that f*cking good businessman, or because it turned out that you had a shitty idea and you hadn't pivotted in due time, and you already spent all money.

Startups" AKA the New Hipsters - Individuals who are not small business owners; Awaiting VC infusion to begin projects; Obsessed with technology, software and hardware; Usually have a degree in business/communication or graphic design; Prefer the comfort of a large modern loft with no roommates. You will usually see them dressed in designer denim with chic glasses and a modern haircut accented with *facial scruff*, a business style messenger bag which includes the most recent Macbook Air notebook. Frequently posting regarding tech, or finance related news. Refers frequently to VIP developer status or unreleased hardware access.

Hipsters attend SxSW Music Festival
Startups attend SxSW Interactive Festival

A girlfriend of a start-up CEO or co-founder who understands that her boyfriend is a young, crazy, ambitious, aggressive, academically and socially intelligent monster whose sole purpose in life is to create innovative technologies and business models. Therefore, he does not necessarily care about anything that goes on outside of his company or the industry in which it operates.

She also understands that for a period of time, her boyfriend is cash-strapped, and therefore does not engage in spurious expenditures and demands such as bottles of liquor at Hollywood nightclubs, sushi at overtly expensive posh restaurants, and $22 sandwiches at Urth Caffe.

The ultimate startup girlfriend also comprehends that time and not cash is the most important asset.

An obnoxiously bright, nearly nauseous tone of green paint found on the walls of fledgling tech businesses often in San Francisco's South of Market District.

Wearing a T-Shirt under a Suit Jacket.

A person who attends startup business events with the intention of finding young, naive companies they can take equity from in return for "contacts" or advice.

Feeling of resentful discontent one experiences when employed at a regular job and one encounters news, conversation, or personalities related to startups.

A Startup Whisperer is a person who has a natural feel for what it takes to build a successful new enterprise.

A gargantuan venture philanthropy project that is so large in its scope that it is bigger than any one corporation could possibly ever accomplish on its own, thereby requiring a collaborative effort merging large foundations, corporations, business visionaries, thought leaders, celebrities, musicians and athletes to come together to fuel its power.