Life Style Company
SmallCo (sometimes a One Man Show) not Built To Flip, nor really Built To Get Big. But designed to generate enough cash flow to make a decent Life Style for all participants, often tied to one's personal Value-s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_business
Jason Fried finds the label insulting. So does Hillel Cooperman.
Maciej Ceglowski calls this the Barely Succeed model.
Dan Dodge notes this is not a good candidate for Venture Capital (or even Angel Capital). Ergo must BootStrap/StairStep into profitability.
Can relate to Slow World. But not necessarily.
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