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This was a question that was asked at the Bangalore chapter of "Open Coffee Club". My doubt is that a Startup today may not be a startup tomorrow.

So, when does the transition happen from a Startup to a mid-sized company?

Thanks.

-Himanshu Sheth
(Blogger at http://thoughtsprevail.blogspot.com)

Does the transition necessarily have to happen?  Could a "startup" become an "established" company without a significant increase in size?

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Oleg Issers | StartupNation.com Web Team

50% of computer programming is trial and error. The other 50% is copy and paste.

Hey oleg,
Thanks for the reply.Transition may not be necessary but at one stage,it would happen(that too automatically)...The reason for asking this question is connected with my own idea(on which we all are working on currently).

Thanks for your reply.

I think it happens when you come out of the red and begin to hire and expand operations.

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china business card / Wall Street Journal Reader

A startup is an umbrella term for the concept, implementation, and establishment of a business. To define a business as mid-sized would be to simply look at the number of employees it has. Once you establish your business (by that I mean other people/companies recognize your business), it then becomes a micro-business.

Adam C. Snow
Founder and Research Director
Veridical Research Solutions
www.VeridicalRS.com

I agree with Infopreneur. It needs to based on revenue. Some companies don`t need as many employee. This is because of process and automation.

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Tony

Those who care teach.

Ya Infpreneur has  hit it right, there is no single criteria used to define an organsation`s size. Most people though, call a firm SME if the no. of employees is less than 250. So , they are not even considering revenues. By tha means most Dot Coms always remain Small- Medium Size organisations. Facebook, I think is SME in terms of employee but revenue-wise its a giant. 

Dun & Bradstreet is a great resource.