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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Billions of dollars in corporate investment have gone to nuclear facilities and start-ups.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Published on December 1, 2024 In an origin story more reminiscent of a tech start-up than a luxury-leather-goods brand, Andrea Santoni founded his business in a garage with only five employees and the aim of scaling artisanal shoemaking—think of him as the Henry Ford of luxury footwear.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
The fast pace and hunger of a start-up setting isn’t lost on Okmanas.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Nov. 2024
Arctic Ice, a Greenland start-up, began shipping ice from glaciers to cocktail bars in the United Arab Emirates in 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
Published on December 1, 2024 In an origin story more reminiscent of a tech start-up than a luxury-leather-goods brand, Andrea Santoni founded his business in a garage with only five employees and the aim of scaling artisanal shoemaking—think of him as the Henry Ford of luxury footwear.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
The fast pace and hunger of a start-up setting isn’t lost on Okmanas.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 Nov. 2024
Arctic Ice, a Greenland start-up, began shipping ice from glaciers to cocktail bars in the United Arab Emirates in 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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