venture
Bold business attempt
A venture is an undertaking with uncertain outcome, typically involving risk—especially financial risk: a business venture, a joint venture between two companies.
The word implies both enterprise and gamble.
To venture is to dare or risk: venture an opinion, venture into unfamiliar territory.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained captures the essential trade-off between risk and reward.
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
safari · trek · excursion · pilgrimage · foray · sortie · outing · jaunt
Task one commits to
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- operationProcess of working
scheme · pursuit · establishment · firm · company · partnership · consortium
One who starts businesses
- founderOne who begins something
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- bootstrapStart without external resources
pitch · seed · launch · disrupt · scalable · prototype · unicorn · crowdfunding
Make an effort
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
pilot · trial · test · speculate · chance it · take a shot · go for it · have a go
Stake on uncertain outcome
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- hazardSource of potential harm
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
exposure · liability · jeopardy · precariousness · peril · vulnerability · recklessness · daring
Individual funding early-stage companies
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stakeSharpened post or share
- portfolioCollected works or assets
valuation · exit strategy · IPO · liquidity · return · term sheet · due diligence · syndicate
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
exploration · safari · trek · excursion · pilgrimage · foray · sortie · outing · jaunt · traverse
undertaking
Task one commits to
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
operation · scheme · pursuit · establishment · firm · company · partnership · consortium
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- founderOne who begins something
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
bootstrap · pitch · seed · launch · disrupt · scalable · prototype · unicorn · crowdfunding · pivot
try
Make an effort
experiment · pilot · trial · test · speculate · chance it · take a shot · go for it · have a go · risk it
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- hazardSource of potential harm
chance · exposure · liability · jeopardy · precariousness · peril · vulnerability · recklessness · daring · boldness
angel investor
Individual funding early-stage companies
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stakeSharpened post or share
portfolio · valuation · exit strategy · IPO · liquidity · return · term sheet · due diligence · syndicate · backer
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- initiativesinitiative, campaign, program, drive, effort
- business lawbusiness law, commercial law, corporation, commercial code, S corp
- adventurequest, quests, exploration, explorers, explorer
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
venturecaution
Careful attention to risk
prudence · safety · play it safe · hedge · wariness
- venture capitalistsStartup equity investors
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- business ventureCommercial enterprise seeking profit
- nothing venturedNo risk undertaken
- venture capitalismFunding startups for ownership stakes
adventure, adventurous, adventures, adventurer, ventures, ventured, venturing, venturesome, misadventure