startup
New tech company
A startup is a newly established business, typically one pursuing rapid growth through innovation or technology.
The term carries connotations of entrepreneurial ambition, venture capital funding, and risk: She left her corporate job to join a startup.
Startup culture emphasizes agility and disruption of established industries.
As an adjective, startup describes costs or phases associated with launching something new: startup expenses, startup phase.
One who begins something
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- cofounderJoint business originator
- launchSet into motion
- bootstrapStart without external resources
garage · incubator · accelerator · pitch · seed · prototype · idea · inception
Startup growth financing
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
- seed roundFirst outside investment stage
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
- capitalWealth used for investment
equity · investor · valuation · funding · stake · portfolio · term sheet · due diligence
Energetic, aggressive action
- pivotPoint of rotation
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- agilityQuickness and ease
- leanLacking fat; incline
hackathon · coworking · iteration · fail fast · move fast · flat hierarchy · perks · hoodies
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- hubCentral connection point
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
coworking · networking · mentorship · demo day · pitch competition
First public stock offering
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
going public · exit strategy · return · cashout · soft landing · shutdown · pivot · failure
Climbing or resizing
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- expansionIncrease in scope
- hypergrowthExtremely rapid expansion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
userbase · market share · revenue · profitability · customer acquisition · network effects · scaleup · monetization
Interrupt and disorder
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- game-changingFundamentally altering outcomes
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
blue-sky · moonshot · ideation · iteration · design thinking · user experience · prototype · beta
founder
One who begins something
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- cofounderJoint business originator
- launchSet into motion
bootstrap · garage · incubator · accelerator · pitch · seed · prototype · idea · inception · genesis
venture capital
Startup growth financing
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
- seed roundFirst outside investment stage
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
capital · equity · investor · valuation · funding · stake · portfolio · term sheet · due diligence · pre-money
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
- pivotPoint of rotation
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- agilityQuickness and ease
lean · hackathon · coworking · iteration · fail fast · move fast · flat hierarchy · perks · hoodies · ping pong
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- hubCentral connection point
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
accelerator · coworking · networking · mentorship · demo day · pitch competition
IPO
First public stock offering
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
liquidity · going public · exit strategy · return · cashout · soft landing · shutdown · pivot · failure · wind down
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- expansionIncrease in scope
- hypergrowthExtremely rapid expansion
momentum · userbase · market share · revenue · profitability · customer acquisition · network effects · scaleup · monetization · retention
disrupt
Interrupt and disorder
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- game-changingFundamentally altering outcomes
pioneering · blue-sky · moonshot · ideation · iteration · design thinking · user experience · prototype · beta · proof of concept
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- capitalismcapitalism, free market, free enterprise, private property, profit motive
- tech industrysoftware, computers, semiconductors, hardware, Amazon
- business empirestycoon, mogul, magnate, conglomerate, monopoly
- business typesbig business, business, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership
startupmultinational corporation
Business operating in many countries
incumbent · blue chip · conglomerate · enterprise · old guard
- start overBegin from the beginning
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- get startedBegin an undertaking
- starting overBeginning again from scratch
- start a fireInitiate burning
- start offBegin an activity
start, started, starting, starter, restart, starts, upstart, restarted, restarts