10x
Multiplied by ten
10x means ten times—multiplying something by ten.
In tech culture, a 10x engineer supposedly produces ten times the output of an average colleague, though the concept is contested.
The term has spread beyond engineering to describe exceptional performance generally: She's a 10x salesperson.
As a verb, to 10x something is to increase it tenfold: We need to 10x our user base.
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
- innovationCreating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
scalability · game-changer · exponential · revolutionary · ambitious · hypergrowth · unicorn · venture
Size or scale
- growthIncrease in size
- returnsProfits from investments
- improvementPositive change in quality
- increaseGrowth in amount
factor · multiple · scale · performance · ROI · gains · leverage · output
moonshot
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
- innovationCreating something original
breakthrough · scalability · game-changer · exponential · revolutionary · ambitious · hypergrowth · unicorn · venture · founder
magnitude
Size or scale
- growthIncrease in size
- returnsProfits from investments
- improvementPositive change in quality
increase · factor · multiple · scale · performance · ROI · gains · leverage · output · productivity
productivity
Output relative to input
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- outputWhat something generates
- impactForceful contact or consequence
coding · developer · programmer · talent · elite · rockstar · ninja · contributor · skillset · autonomy
10xincremental
Proceeding by small additions
marginal · negligible · flat · fractional · modest
10xincremental
Proceeding by small additions
gradual · linear · step-by-step · iterative · evolutionary
10xaverage
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
mediocre · underperformer · dead weight · below average · warm body