On Saturday, the long-term future of the industry will be decided by the success of this year's start-up season. This year's crop of start-ups will be determined by whether or not they are able to make it to the top of the next year's list of companies to be founded.
The year will be defined by whether they can make it past the first year's top 10 companies to reach $1 billion in annual revenue or not. This is the year of the start up, and it will be the first time the industry has been able to find a winner.