# Hold

URL: /business/lifecycle/states/hold · Id: `state:hold`

> Hold is the state of a Startup that keeps operating and serving Customers while its owner adds no new investment.

Hold is the state of a [Startup](/business/nouns/startup) that keeps serving every paying [Customer](/business/nouns/customer) while its owner adds no new investment. The hold [Decision](/business/nouns/decision) names a reason and a review date, when the owner reads the numbers again.

## Entry checks
| Check | Id | Kind | Passes when |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold recorded | `hold-recorded` | `registry` | The owner of the Startup records a hold decision with its reason and review date. |

## Builders at work
None.

## Roles on duty
None.

## Workflows that wake
None.

## At the next state
- [Repeatable](/business/lifecycle/states/repeatable): 11 entry checks.
- [Scale](/business/lifecycle/states/scale): 4 entry checks.
- [Graduate](/business/lifecycle/states/graduate): 1 entry check.
- [Sell](/business/lifecycle/states/sell): 6 entry checks.
- [Dormant](/business/lifecycle/states/dormant): 1 entry check.