tech bro
Silicon Valley stereotype
A tech bro is a young man working in the technology industry, especially in Silicon Valley startups or major tech companies, characterized by a combination of confidence, wealth, and a particular cultural style—casual dress, libertarian-leaning politics, disruption rhetoric, and enthusiasm for cryptocurrency or AI.
The term carries condescension, suggesting someone oblivious to the social consequences of technology or to his own privilege: Every tech bro thinks his app will change the world.
Bay Area tech corridor
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Palo AltoCalifornia tech city
- Mountain ViewTech industry California city
- FAANGMajor tech stock group
Google · Meta · Amazon · Apple · Microsoft · coding · software engineer · developer
Topped sweatshirt
- sneakersCasual athletic footwear
- ping-pongMiniature tennis on table
- beanbagsPellet-stuffed pouches
- craft beerSmall-batch artisanal beer
cold brew · AirPods · Tesla · WeWork · open office · standing desk · whiteboard · microdosing
One who begins something
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- pitch deckStartup funding presentation
incubator · accelerator · unicorn · valuation · equity · stock options · IPO · exit strategy
Excessively high self-regard
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- mansplainingCondescending male explanation
- brogrammerMacho Silicon Valley type
- dudebroAggressively casual young man
frat · privileged · overconfident · libertarian · meritocracy · disruption · thought leader · visionary
Controlled primarily by men
- boys clubMale-only social organization
- brogrammerMacho Silicon Valley type
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
sexism · pipeline · inclusion · representation · harassment · locker room · gatekeeping
Silicon Valley
Bay Area tech corridor
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Palo AltoCalifornia tech city
- Mountain ViewTech industry California city
FAANG · Google · Meta · Amazon · Apple · Microsoft · coding · software engineer · developer · programmer
hoodie
Topped sweatshirt
craft beer · cold brew · AirPods · Tesla · WeWork · open office · standing desk · whiteboard · microdosing · biohacking
founder
One who begins something
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
pitch deck · incubator · accelerator · unicorn · valuation · equity · stock options · IPO · exit strategy · bootstrapping
arrogant
Excessively high self-regard
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- mansplainingCondescending male explanation
- brogrammerMacho Silicon Valley type
dudebro · frat · privileged · overconfident · libertarian · meritocracy · disruption · thought leader · visionary · genius
male-dominated
Controlled primarily by men
- boys clubMale-only social organization
- brogrammerMacho Silicon Valley type
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
exclusionary · sexism · pipeline · inclusion · representation · harassment · locker room · gatekeeping
- tech satireSilicon Valley, buzzword bingo, startup culture, hustle culture, vaporware
- male typesalpha male, beta male, sigma male, macho man, nice guy
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- CaliforniansAngeleno, surfer, beach bum, transplant, commuter
- urbanitescity dweller, resident, tenant, renter, apartment dweller
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
tech brosocial worker
Human services professional
librarian · community organizer · female engineer · artist · poet
tech broLuddite
One opposing technological progress
technophobe · neo-Luddite · Amish · late adopter · old soul
tech, bro, technology, technological, technologically, technician, technique, technical, technically