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startupish en · ADJ

Etymology

From startup + -ish.

Meanings

1. (uncommon) Somewhat of a startup. (a new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth)
   • Currently signed a offer for a company in the Mid-West in the construction startupish industry. Pay is around ~75000 with 10k in relocation. Living cost is very cheap so I went for it. For someone coming from the East coast, it's possibly going to be a big change for me. But I am very open to it. 2024, Traditional-Ad-200, Reddit:
   • You can get a 56kb and possibly T1 dedicated internet connection from a local provider but I've dealt with Central Oregon local providers and found them to be "startupish". 1999 May 20, JSP, “Lapine Modem Connections?”, in alt.culture.oregon (Usenet):
   • Once the Nazis were done, quite a few people started scratching their heads. Obviously one thing to baffle any sane observer was the sheer enormity of their crimes, accomplished, moreover, with frenetic, really start-upish drive and ambition in a mere 12 years: World War? Check. Genocides? Check. Bad hairstyle? Check. 2026 April 24, Tarik Cyril Amar, “Mein AI – Palantir’s Alex Karp wants us to know he has big plans”, in RT, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:
   • Tomorrow you have a reason to look extra startupish. Our in-house photographer Yu Shen (https://www.facebook.com/YusPhotos) will be at Startup Sauna tomorrow at 1600-> to take team photographs. 2013 July 29, Risto Vuorio, “Team photos”, in Summer of Startups (Usenet):
   • This really depends on the field and the individual company. For a small, startupish company, you're almost guaranteed to be doing new development regardless of the field. For a large, relatively mature software company, it's much more likely that maintenance is the primary focus, unless that company is making a major push into new areas. 2005 October 21, John Bode, “most software jobs are software maintenance rather than new development?”, in comp.software-eng (Usenet):
   • Leaving corporate for “startupish” tech company. 20% pay increase but fewer benefits 2021, [deleted], Reddit:

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startuppy