startup

Idioms (20)

• chicken-and-egg problem Neutral · CEFR C1
  a situation in which two things each depend on the other, so neither can get started
• throw it at the wall and see what sticks Informal · CEFR B2
  to try many ideas quickly, keeping only the ones that work
• move fast and break things Informal · CEFR C1
  a philosophy of shipping quickly and accepting breakage in order to learn faster
• ship it Informal · CEFR B1
  to release the product or feature now, as an imperative; to ship
• playbook Neutral · CEFR B2
  a set of proven methods, tactics, and moves for a given situation
• burn rate Neutral · CEFR B2
  the speed at which a company spends its cash reserves, usually measured per month
• runway Neutral · CEFR B2
  the amount of time a company can keep operating before its money runs out
• hockey stick Neutral · CEFR B2
  a pattern of slow or flat growth followed by a sudden, dramatic rise
• seed money Neutral · CEFR B1
  the initial capital used to start a business
• sweat equity Neutral · CEFR B2
  value built through hard work rather than cash investment
• land grab Informal · CEFR B2
  a fierce rush to capture as much market share or territory as possible, often before the market matures
• unicorn Neutral · CEFR C1
  a privately held startup valued at over one billion dollars
• fail fast Neutral · CEFR B2
  to test ideas quickly and abandon the failing ones early, learning as cheaply as possible
• pivot Neutral · CEFR B2
  to change a company's direction or business model in response to what the market reveals
• bootstrapping Neutral · CEFR C1
  building a company without outside investment, funding it from personal resources and revenue
• moat Neutral · CEFR C1
  a durable competitive advantage that protects a business from rivals
• wear many hats Informal · CEFR B1
  to perform many different roles, especially in a small organization
• growth hacking Informal · CEFR C1
  using creative, low-cost, data-driven experiments to grow a user base rapidly
• default alive Neutral · CEFR C1
  describing a startup whose normal growth will make it profitable without needing more funding
• first-mover advantage Neutral · CEFR C1
  the edge a company gains by entering a market before competitors