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Siddharth K Nair

Thatmoonemojiguy 🌝 • 25d

🚀 “Bro I have my own startup!” Cool. So what's the startup about? “Uh... I run a textile shop with my uncle.” This is where the confusion begins. In India, every business is suddenly a “startup.” But not every business is a startup. So what’s the difference? 👉 A business is built for stability and profit. 👉 A startup is built for scalability and innovation. Running a tiffin center = business. Building Swiggy = startup. You can turn a business into a startup only if you bring tech, innovation, or a scalable model into it. ✍️ It’s okay to run a traditional business. In fact, they’re the backbone of India. But let’s not confuse “startup” with “I have a shop.” 🔁 What do YOU think makes something a real startup? 🌝👑

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Havish

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Someone asked a similar question to Mr Grover too, and he said that it doesn't matter what people refer to as a start-up. What matters is that atleast people are working on something of their own and that's what matters.

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Niket Raj Dwivedi
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Medial • 25d

I used to have huge fights in college on the definition of a startup. You have summed it well!

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Anirudh Gupta

CA Aspirant|Content ... • 24d

A Startup itself means solving a problem that exists. Well articulated post moon guy

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Ketu Kashyap

Disruptor | Visionar... • 25d

Agreed! ⚡

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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 25d

This post will clears a confusion to lots of people 😂

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Samanth Shetty

Building Nestsure • 25d

Even I had posted recently the same kind of post 🙌

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