The best definition of a startup that I've heard so far is from Eric Ries's book, the Lean Startup:
"An organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty."
I think anyone that wants to take a risk and actually create something should be allowed to call themselves at startup. Does it really matter if it's a business, website, startup? At the end of the day, it's pretty easy to tell who is serious and generally talented verses the people who are just hobbiest or not putting their full effort into their businesses.
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The best definition of a startup that I've heard so far is from Eric Ries's book, the Lean Startup:
"An organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty."
I think anyone that wants to take a risk and actually create something should be allowed to call themselves at startup. Does it really matter if it's a business, website, startup? At the end of the day, it's pretty easy to tell who is serious and generally talented verses the people who are just hobbiest or not putting their full effort into their businesses.