entrepreneurship
Starting commercial ventures
Entrepreneurship is the activity of starting and running businesses, typically with initiative and risk.
The word emphasizes the process and mindset rather than a single venture: She studied entrepreneurship in college, The city's culture encourages entrepreneurship.
It often carries connotations of innovation, self-reliance, and economic ambition.
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- launchSet into motion
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
bootstrapping · pitch · prototype · MVP · crowdfunding · equity · valuation · pivot
Solid or resolute
- proprietorshipSole-owner business entity
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- commerceExchange of goods, services
e-commerce · marketplace · retail · wholesale · SME · self-employment · incorporation · LLC
Imaginative planner of futures
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
delegation · team-building · motivation · grit · perseverance · adaptability · networking · negotiation
Supplying monetary resources
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- portfolioCollected works or assets
acquisition · merger · divestment · risk · speculation · gamble · uncertainty · exposure
Capacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
- ideationForming mental concepts
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- originalityNovel creative quality
disruption · breakthrough · pioneering · problem-solving · opportunity · niche · iteration · R&D
Graduate degree in commerce
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- bootcampInitial military training program
Climbing or resizing
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- expansionIncrease in scope
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
sustainability · traction · iteration · monetization · break-even · runway
founder
One who begins something
accelerator · bootstrapping · pitch · prototype · MVP · crowdfunding · equity · valuation · pivot · unicorn
firm
Solid or resolute
- proprietorshipSole-owner business entity
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- franchiseLicensed business operation
commerce · e-commerce · marketplace · retail · wholesale · SME · self-employment · incorporation · LLC · revenue
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
decision-making · delegation · team-building · motivation · grit · perseverance · adaptability · networking · negotiation · salesmanship
funding
Supplying monetary resources
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- sharesUnits of company ownership
portfolio · acquisition · merger · divestment · risk · speculation · gamble · uncertainty · exposure · volatility
creativity
Capacity for original thought
originality · disruption · breakthrough · pioneering · problem-solving · opportunity · niche · iteration · R&D · patent
MBA
Graduate degree in commerce
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- workshopPlace for making or learning
bootcamp · curriculum · certificate · fellowship · apprenticeship
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- expansionIncrease in scope
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
profitability · sustainability · traction · iteration · monetization · break-even · runway
- long wordssupercalifragilisticexpialidocious, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, counterrevolutionary, electroencephalograph
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- business philosophiescapitalism, free market, lean, kaizen, agile
- innovation ecosystemstech hubs, science parks, incubators, accelerators, innovation centers
- businesscompany, corporation, firm, commerce, revenue
entrepreneurshipcentral planning
Government directs all production
state control · socialism · command economy · collectivism · corporatism
entrepreneurshiprisk aversion
Preference for certainty
playing it safe · job security · caution · conservatism · guaranteed income
- tech entrepreneurshipStarting technology-based businesses
entrance, enterprise, enterprising, entrepreneur, entrant, enterprises, entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs, enterpriser