startup

a situation in which two things each depend on the other, so neither can get started

to try many ideas quickly, keeping only the ones that work

a philosophy of shipping quickly and accepting breakage in order to learn faster

to release the product or feature now, as an imperative; to ship

a set of proven methods, tactics, and moves for a given situation

the speed at which a company spends its cash reserves, usually measured per month

the amount of time a company can keep operating before its money runs out

a pattern of slow or flat growth followed by a sudden, dramatic rise

the initial capital used to start a business

value built through hard work rather than cash investment

a fierce rush to capture as much market share or territory as possible, often before the market matures

a privately held startup valued at over one billion dollars

to test ideas quickly and abandon the failing ones early, learning as cheaply as possible

to change a company's direction or business model in response to what the market reveals

building a company without outside investment, funding it from personal resources and revenue

a durable competitive advantage that protects a business from rivals

to perform many different roles, especially in a small organization

using creative, low-cost, data-driven experiments to grow a user base rapidly

describing a startup whose normal growth will make it profitable without needing more funding

the edge a company gains by entering a market before competitors