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AfricanNorwegian t1_j3gwkfw wrote

Reply to comment by Few-Manufacturer8862 in [OC] World's 10 most valuable startups by jtsg_

It seems any company can be considered a startup as long as it is privatly owned.

Here's the source OP used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unicorn_startup_companies

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NLwino t1_j3hxft1 wrote

Even wikipedia's definition is inconsistent:

>startups refer to new businesses that intend to grow large beyond the solo founder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_company

Could be me, but after 5 years, I don't call a company new anymore. Let alone epic games that is from 1991.

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PantsB t1_j3klyis wrote

My employer is privately held continuously since the late 60s, its in tech and has valuation around ~2 billion but its not listed here either. It clearly isn't the spirit of the list but then neither is Epic Games

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