start-up
noun
variants
or startup
often attributive
1
: the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion
2
: a fledgling business enterprise
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Mayor Janet Cowell, in a news release from Milken, said the city has a pipeline of talent, innovative start-ups and the low cost of doing business attracts companies from all over the world.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Despite all the advances in technology, the explosion of venture capital, and the reduction of the cost of founding a start-up, the number of public companies in the United States has been cut in half from over 8,000 in the 1990s to around 4,000 today.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Other start-ups such as Stay Uncle, Brevistay and Nestaway have since followed in OYO’s footsteps and provide rooms by the hour and rental properties that assure safe access for unmarried couples.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The models include Amazon’s own in-house software, including the latest Nova models, as well as Claude, the AI model from start-up Anthropic, in which Amazon has invested $8 billion over the course of the past 18 months.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Despite all the advances in technology, the explosion of venture capital, and the reduction of the cost of founding a start-up, the number of public companies in the United States has been cut in half from over 8,000 in the 1990s to around 4,000 today.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Other start-ups such as Stay Uncle, Brevistay and Nestaway have since followed in OYO’s footsteps and provide rooms by the hour and rental properties that assure safe access for unmarried couples.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The models include Amazon’s own in-house software, including the latest Nova models, as well as Claude, the AI model from start-up Anthropic, in which Amazon has invested $8 billion over the course of the past 18 months.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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