What animal is your Startup? - Deepstash
7 days with Seth Godin

Learn more about entrepreneurship with this collection

How to develop a growth mindset

How to think creatively and outside the box

How to embrace change

7 days with Seth Godin

Discover 31 similar ideas in

It takes just

5 mins to read

What animal is your Startup?

What animal is your Startup?

This probably sounds quaint, but once upon a time, tech startups were called “startups.” Occasionally, venture capitalists called them “portfolio companies,” or customers called them “tech companies,” but “startup” was the main term.

In 2013, though, startups began their Animorphs journey.

15

196 reads

MORE IDEAS ON THIS

Cockroach

Cockroach

Cockroach companies aren’t glamorous, aspirational, or exciting. But they are great at surviving.

When you consider that more than 90% of entrepreneurial businesses tend to fail, aspiring to cockroach survival mode isn’t too bad. They’re the mainstay of the economy.

Cockroaches ideall...

15

79 reads

Pig

Pig

Pigs are startups that take advantage of the fact that it has become relatively cheap and easy to make a web product. You can get the development work done at a modest price and even raise some initial capital.

Pigs aren’t building the company for long-term world domination—they’re aiming t...

15

73 reads

The Camel

The Camel

Camels can survive in the “desert” of volatile, cash-strapped markets.

Camels charge for the value they create from the get-go. 

Survival, rather than fast growth, is the priority.

Examples: Qualtrics, GrubHub, Zoom

15

129 reads

Rhino

Rhino

Rhino startups aim to be both big and profitable. Rhinos as companies that have a valuation of $1bn on a price-to-earnings multiple, not on a revenue multiple. Rhinos are far rarer than unicorns.

Examples: Apple, Facebook, Google

15

84 reads

THE ZEBRA

THE ZEBRA

Zebra businesses have roots in their leaders’ personal experiences and visions.  Zebras fuse profit and purpose, shy away from venture funding and collaborate.

Zebra founders’ connection to their companies means they strive for capital efficiency and tend to avoid trading equity for venture...

17

149 reads

Phoenix

Phoenix

Phoenixes are companies that last more than a hundred years because they rise, fall, and then rise again. Companies that have managed to reinvent themselves as a third or fourth-generation youngster takes the helm.

Examples: Fiat, Otto Bock, GM

15

72 reads

THE GAZELLE

THE GAZELLE

A gazelle is a company that had revenue of at least $1 million and then doubled its revenue in four years. Its growing by 20 per cent each year.

It was what unicorns used to be called before the term unicorn was coined.

Examples: Facebook, Apple, and Amazon would all ...

15

101 reads

Unicorn

Unicorn

"Unicorn" is the term used in the venture capital industry to describe a startup company with a valuation of over $ 1 billion.

Example: CRED, Groww

15

82 reads

The White Elephant

The White Elephant

White elephant startups symbolise huge projects without a deeper economic meaning. A real example is a construction project that happens only for a major event such as sports events.

15

91 reads

<p>A bear is a solitary, awkwa...

A bear is a solitary, awkward creature that values its independence and therefore doesn’t want to take VC money. The founders of these companies choose the bootstrapping route, which makes life harder for them. But if it pays off, they end up rich AND in control of their companies.

Examples...

15

66 reads

CURATED FROM

CURATED BY

vixn

Brand Consultant

These ideas have been compiled to the simplest of understanding with relevant images and Examples of Companies that fit into the respective category of Animal Startup.

stash-superman-illustration

Explore the World’s

Best Ideas

200,000+ ideas on pretty much any topic. Created by the smartest people around & well-organized so you can explore at will.

An Idea for Everything

Explore the biggest library of insights. And we've infused it with powerful filtering tools so you can easily find what you need.

Knowledge Library

Powerful Saving & Organizational Tools

Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.

# Personal Growth

Take Your Ideas

Anywhere

Organize your ideas & listen on the go. And with Pro, there are no limits.

Listen on the go

Just press play and we take care of the words.

Never worry about spotty connections

No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.

Get Organized with Stashes

Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.

Join

2 Million Stashers

4.8

5,740 Reviews

App Store

4.7

72,690 Reviews

Google Play

Sean Green

Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.

Shankul Varada

Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.

samz905

Don’t look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.

Ashley Anthony

This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!

Jamyson Haug

Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.

Laetitia Berton

I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!

Giovanna Scalzone

Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.

Ghazala Begum

Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates