What is Startup company?
A '''startup company''' ('''startup''' or '''start-up''') is a new and fast-growing company. They try to meet a marketplace need, offering an innovative [[product (consumer goods)|product]], [[process]] or [[service (economics)|service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2013/12/16/what-is-a-startup/|title=What Is A Startup?|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/12/what-is-a-startup.asp|title=What Exactly Is a Startup?|last=Fontinelle|first=Amy|website=Investopedia|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.startups.com/library/expert-advice/what-is-a-startup-company|title=What Is a Startup Company, Anyway?|website=www.startups.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> A start-up is usually a [[small business]], a [[partnership]] or an organization.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robehmed|first1=Natalie|title=What Is A Startup?|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2013/12/16/what-is-a-startup/#544a2a9a4c63|access-date=30 April 2016|work=Forbes|date=16 December 2013}}</ref> Rapid growth is what they aim for. Often, startup companies use the [[internet]], [[e-commerce]], computers, and [[telecommunications]]. The term became fashionable in the [[dot-com bubble]] of the late 1990s, when a great number of internet-based companies were formed.<ref>Blank, Steve and Dorf, Bob 2012. ''The startup owner's manual. K&S Ranch. {{ISBN|978-0984999309}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Companies]]