startupper

plural startuppers · alternative startuper

1. neologismA person who is passionate and enthusiastic about the creation, development and preservation of startup companies.

   Of course, you could also rely on your own cash reserves, as many startuppers do with their second companies — Evan Williams, for example, used his windfall from selling Blogger to Google to buy out the investors in his new company, Odeo.

   Coloring Outside the Lines: Confessions of a Digital Native (page 60)