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		loumf on Aug 29, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 37signals Earns Millions Each Year. Its CEO’s Mode... I like Steve Blank's definition of a Startup -- it's an enterprise set up to search for a profitable business model. 37signals is long past that.

sabat on Aug 29, 2012 [–]

It was never that to begin with. Fried wasn't trying to create an enterprise. He just wanted to own a small business. That's what he has.

saraid216 on Aug 29, 2012 | [–]

An enterprise is not necessarily enterprisey.

Some enterprises are fictional starships.

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