These new ventures support the IT business, which has rapidly expanded and generated a large amount of income. Google, Facebook and Youtube, for instance, began life as start-up businesses in the US.
However, not many start-up companies have seen sustained growth: as many as 90 per cent have failed to survive in the first three years.
Start-ups have the potential to reach the “unicorn” level, where they can be valued at more than US$1 billion (THB33 billion).
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, many businesses both inside and outside the country have soared to become unicorns.
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