"スタートアップは急速に成長することを目的として設計された会社です。新しく設立されたこと自体はスタートアップを意味しません。またスタートアップがテクノロジーに取り組む必要やベンチャー資金を調達する必要、何らかの「出口」を持つ必要もありません。"
Simplified meaning
A startup is a special type of company that aims to expand quickly and significantly. Just being a new business doesn't automatically mean it's a startup. For example, a small local bakery that just opened isn't a startup if it only plans to serve its neighborhood. Instead, think of a startup as a company like a tech firm that creates an app intended to reach millions of users around the world in a short time. Importantly, a startup doesn't need to be about high technology, get investor money, or plan to be bought out by a bigger company. Its main goal is rapid growth, reaching a large market quickly. This means a local food delivery service might be a startup if it plans to expand to many cities within a year, showing that the focus is more on the speed of growth than the industry or initial funding. If you want to start a business and call it a startup, concentrate on how fast you can grow it rather than just the fact that it's new.
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Business Business model Company Company growth Entrepreneurship Growth Innovation Startup Technology
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