The concept of entrepreneurism as a small-time life-style has evaporated from the culture, and now entrepreneur and start-up means “get big fast.”
I dunno... I guess it depends on what filter bubble you live in and what echo chamber you participate in, and any number of other factors, but my feeling has been that, yes, "startup" - as opposed to "small busines" - does mean a business that's intended to grow very big (not necessarily fast though) and is more in the mold of your typical Silicon Valley "startup". OTOH, I've always perceived that people use the term "entrepreneur" to refer to anyone from a one man plumbing company, to a startup that's aiming to be the next Facebook. "Entrepreneur" to me includes mom and pop restaurants, tradesmen of various kinds, small consulting companies, whatever.
But, in either case, regardless of how the terminology has been changed over time, the idea of "entrepreneurship as a small-time life-style" clearly still exists. Maybe now people use the term "lifestyle business" but who really cares about the label?
I dunno... I guess it depends on what filter bubble you live in and what echo chamber you participate in, and any number of other factors, but my feeling has been that, yes, "startup" - as opposed to "small busines" - does mean a business that's intended to grow very big (not necessarily fast though) and is more in the mold of your typical Silicon Valley "startup". OTOH, I've always perceived that people use the term "entrepreneur" to refer to anyone from a one man plumbing company, to a startup that's aiming to be the next Facebook. "Entrepreneur" to me includes mom and pop restaurants, tradesmen of various kinds, small consulting companies, whatever.
But, in either case, regardless of how the terminology has been changed over time, the idea of "entrepreneurship as a small-time life-style" clearly still exists. Maybe now people use the term "lifestyle business" but who really cares about the label?