In a world of built-to-flip, hypergrowth, venture-capital-fueled, social media startups, Fog Creek was built for the long term. Fog Creek was built to take ideas from a group of brilliant people and grow them into products that support future development. Fog Creek think of ourselves as practitioners of the lost art of "being a business". Fog Creek have a lot in common with what people call a “startup” these days. Fog Creek have a beautiful office, free snacks, flex time, top of the line benefits, parties, and all that other stuff. But Fog Creek are actually different from a venture-backed startup in several key ways.