1. start-up - Noun
2. start-up - Adjective
3. start-up - Verb
One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
A kind of high rustic shoe.
Upstart.
Source: Webster's dictionarystart up
The basic parts, the start-up molecules, can be supplied in abundance and don't have to be made by some elaborate process. That immediately makes things simpler. K. Eric Drexler
In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks. William Lyon Phelps
It's a special person - and personality - who can lead a start-up to soaring success and sustain that success for the long term. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are star examples. Marcus Buckingham
I design my start-up ventures around my own personal beliefs and values. Cindy Gallop
Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught. Eric Ries
The biggest start-up successes - from Henry Ford to Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg - were pioneered by people from solidly middle-class backgrounds. These founders were not wealthy when they began. They were hungry for success, but knew they had a solid support system to fall back on if they failed. Eric Ries