startups
New business ventures
Startups are newly established businesses, typically technology companies seeking rapid growth.
The term implies venture capital funding, innovation, and risk—distinguishing startups from ordinary small businesses like restaurants or dry cleaners.
Startup culture emphasizes disruption, scalability, and eventual acquisition or public offering: She left her corporate job to join a startup.
Also used attributively: startup culture, startup funding.
Embryonic plant capsule
- angelDivine winged messenger
- pre-seedEarliest venture funding stage
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
- investorsThose who commit capital
equity · capital · financing · valuation · pitch · dilution · bootstrapping · runway
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- BangaloreKarnataka state capital
Shenzhen · incubator · accelerator · mentorship · networking · hackathon · pivot · unicorn
Tending to interrupt order
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- game-changingFundamentally altering outcomes
transformative · technology · prototype · iteration · pivot · ideation · R&D · patent
Climbing or resizing
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- expansionIncrease in scope
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- userbaseActive adopters collectively
marketshare · revenue · hypergrowth · scale-up · retention · churn · metrics · KPIs
Enterprise-to-enterprise commerce
- B2CSelling directly to individuals
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
freemium · subscription · profitability · exit · acquisition · IPO · merger · strategy
Forming a legal entity
- LLCHybrid business entity abbreviation
- DelawareFirst to join the Union
- vestingGaining full ownership
- boardFlat rigid panel
advisors · legal · compliance · IP · trademark · shareholders · stakeholder · governance
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
- angelDivine winged messenger
- pre-seedEarliest venture funding stage
- crowdfundingRaising capital from masses
investors · equity · capital · financing · valuation · pitch · dilution · bootstrapping · runway · fundraising
founder
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
Bangalore · Shenzhen · incubator · accelerator · mentorship · networking · hackathon · pivot · unicorn
disruptive
Tending to interrupt order
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
game-changing · transformative · technology · prototype · iteration · pivot · ideation · R&D · patent · lean
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- expansionIncrease in scope
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
userbase · marketshare · revenue · hypergrowth · scale-up · retention · churn · metrics · KPIs · virality
B2B
Enterprise-to-enterprise commerce
- B2CSelling directly to individuals
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
monetization · freemium · subscription · profitability · exit · acquisition · IPO · merger · strategy · go-to-market
incorporation
Forming a legal entity
board · advisors · legal · compliance · IP · trademark · shareholders · stakeholder · governance
- capitalismcapitalism, free market, free enterprise, private property, profit motive
- Tech InnovatorsThomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Alan Turing
- business trendsagile, AI, analytics, big data, blockchain
- Disruptiondisruption, creative destruction, paradigm shift, innovation hub, pivots
- Startupsfounder, founders, co-founder, venture capital, entrepreneurs
- West Coast Economytech, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Boeing, Microsoft
startupsincumbents
Current holders of positions
institutions · multinationals · conglomerates · household names · stalwarts
startupssmall businesses
Independently owned, limited-scale companies
family businesses · cottage industries · sole proprietorships · brick-and-mortar stores · local businesses
startupsdinosaurs
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
sunset industries · has-beens · bureaucracies · bankruptcies
- tech startupsNew technology-focused businesses
- startup founderCreator of new companies
- startup costsInitial capital required
- startup capitalInitial funding for ventures
- startup fundingMoney to launch ventures
- startup cultureEntrepreneurial workplace norms