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I think there are differences between an "aspiring startup" i.e. self-employment, small business, cooperative etc. and a startup. To me you are running a startup when you are ready to take funding that will mainly be used for growth. People can of course call their businesses whatever they want, but using a term like "seed stage startup" would be helpful for clarity.

I wouldn't mind the discussion if there were something more to it. This is, or should be, a community of driven and "tech-savvy" people. Maybe I'm not paying enough attention but I don't see any "Show HN: GropeStoryShare.com" or whatever.

"I categorically reject the idea that the word needs to be "reclaimed" from script kiddies. If anything, I want the word reclaimed from money-grubbing bourgeois poseurs who happen to be interested in technology businesses."

I agree, I don't think it's so much reclaiming the word as making it to something new. Doing something out of curiosity, or just because it is fun, has always been a big part of hacking. Looking at actions alone Goldman Sachs would probably have some of the best hackers around.

I also think there are differences between the US and Europe, when it comes to programming as a business versus as a subculture. If someone has some thoughts on that from a North American perspective I'd love to hear them.

"If you are a women" would have sufficed, or more correctly "If you want to buy women's clothing" e.g. as a present. I've noticed many comments reflect a typical consumer mindset i.e. people aren't interested in things unless they are the target audience and can use or buy it.

Would guess it's based on their acquisition of http://www.like.com/

Edit: Yes, http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/81927/20101115/google-fashio... http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/15/google-to-enter-fashion-sho... http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/17/googles-boutiques-com...