Business Terms Glossary
The business world and the startup community have several specific business terms. To help you with this slang, we are creating this business terms glossary. Know and talk with all the acronyms and abbreviations. Get familiar with the startup business world and enrich our Business Terms Glossary with more words and expressions.
Dar aos gadabulhos [Dare - Aus - Ga.Da.Bu.Lhús]
Means the same as “dar ao dedo” (you can also use that expression). It means doing something very fast with you fingers, for example if you are writing an email or a text very fast in your keyboard you are “dar aos gadabulhos”. Just use it daily and you’ll sound like a professional Portuguese.
Contributor: Matilde Horta - With Company
Deck
A slide-based presentation that can be transferred digitally. Typically associated with investment pitch presentations. Example: The VC told me to send him our deck and he'd call us if he's interested.
Source: www.startupdefinition.com
Deep Bench
In sports, having a deep bench means having a large number of very talented players. As not all players are playing at the same time, very talented players will be sitting "on the bench" waiting to play. For startups, this means having a very smart, hardworking team and not relying on the founder to be the only star of the company. Example: "It is easier to get funded if you have a deep bench. No one wants to think that the fate of the entire company rests on one person alone.
Source: www.startupdefinition.com
Demo Day
Where the graduating class of Incubators and Accelerators is given a chance to pitch to investors.
Source: www.fundingsage.com
Desenrasque [Desén - rrás - quee]
s. masc. The Portuguese art of improvisation. To pull a MacGyver.
Contributor: Miguel Ferreira - That Special Record
Down-Round
When the valuation of a company at the time of an investment round is lower than its valuation at the conclusion of a previous round.
Source: www.fundingsage.com
Any language or lexico is dynamic, therefore we know for sure that new words will keep coming. This is the community of innovators so, what else could we expect!
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