100 VOCABS TO BUSINESS REALITY SHOWS LIKE SHARK TANK
1. Acquisition - Buying or taking over another company.
2. Angel Investor - Individual funding startups for equity.
3. Arbitrage - Profiting from price differences in markets.
4. Ask - Funding request and equity offered by entrepreneur.
5. B2B - Business-to-business sales model.
6. B2C - Business-to-consumer sales model.
7. Balance Sheet - Snapshot of assets, liabilities, equity.
8. Barrier to Entry - Obstacles for new competitors.
9. Bootstrap - Starting a business with personal funds.
10. Brand Equity - Value of a brand’s reputation.
11. Break-even - Point where revenue equals costs.
12. Burn Rate - Rate a company spends cash.
13. Business Model - Plan for making a profit.
14. Capital - Money or assets for business use.
15. Cash Flow - Money flowing in and out.
16. Churn Rate - Rate customers stop using a product.
17. Collateral - Asset pledged for a loan.
18. Commission - Fee for sales or services.
19. Competitive Advantage - Edge over rivals.
20. Convertible Note - Loan converting to equity.
21. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) - Direct production costs.
22. Crowdfunding - Raising money from many people online.
23. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) - Cost per new customer.
24. Debt Financing - Borrowing money to repay later.
25. Dhanda (India) - Business or trade (slang).
26. Disruptor - Business changing an industry.
27. Distribution Channel - Path to deliver products.
28. Dividend - Profit share paid to investors.
29. Due Diligence - Research before investing.
30. EBITDA - Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
amortization.
31. Economies of Scale - Cost savings from larger production.
32. Elevator Pitch - Quick business idea summary.
33. Equity - Ownership percentage in a company.
34. Exit Strategy - Plan to sell/leave a business.
35. Fixed Costs - Expenses unchanged by output.
36. Franchise - Licensing a business model.
37. Funding Round - Stage of raising capital.
38. Gross Margin - Revenue minus COGS.
39. Gross Revenue - Total income before deductions.
40. Hustle - Hard work to grow a business.
41. Incubator - Program supporting startups.
42. Intellectual Property (IP) - Patents, trademarks,
copyrights.
43. Inventory - Stock of goods for sale.
44. Jugaad (India) - Creative, low-cost solution.
45. Lean Startup - Building with minimal resources.
46. Leverage - Using debt to increase returns.
47. Liability - Debts or obligations owed.
48. Licensing - Allowing use of IP for a fee.
49. Lifetime Value (LTV) - Revenue from a customer over time.
50. Liquidity - Ease of converting assets to cash.
51. Loss Leader - Product sold at a loss to attract
customers.
52. Margin - Profit as a percentage of revenue.
53. Market Fit - Product meeting customer demand.
54. Market Penetration - Share of a market captured.
55. Market Share - Portion of total industry sales.
56. Mentor - Experienced advisor for guidance.
57. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) - A Basic product to test
demand.
58. Monetization - Turning an idea into revenue.
59. Net Profit - Revenue after all expenses.
60. Niche - Specialized market segment.
61. Offer - Investor’s proposed deal terms.
62. Operating Expenses (OpEx) - Day-to-day business costs.
63. Overhead - Ongoing business expenses.
64. Paisa Vasool (India) - Worth the money (slang).
65. Partnership - Business co-owned by two or more.
66. Patent - Legal protection for inventions W.
67. Pitch - Presentation of a business idea.
68. Pivot - Changing business direction.
69. Pre-revenue - Before earning income.
70. Profit Margin - Profit as a percentage of revenue.
71. Proof of Concept (POC) - Evidence an idea works.
72. Prototype - Early model of a product.
73. QSR - Quick Service Restaurant (fast food).
74. R&D - Research and development.
75. Recurring Revenue - Ongoing, predictable income.
76. Return on Investment (ROI) - Profit relative to
investment.
77. Revenue - Total income before expenses.
78. Royalty - Percentage of sales paid to investor.
79. Run Rate - Annual revenue projection.
80. SaaS - Software as a Service model.
81. Scale Up - Expanding business significantly.
82. Seed Funding - Initial startup capital.
83. SKU - Stock Keeping Unit (product identifier).
84. Stake - Ownership share in a company.
85. Supply Chain - Production and distribution network.
86. Sweat Equity - Ownership earned through work.
87. SWOT Analysis - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
Threats.
88. Target Audience - Intended customer group.
89. Term Sheet - Outline of investment terms.
90. Traction - Evidence of customer interest/growth.
91. Turnover - Total sales or inventory sold.
92. Unicorn - Startup valued at $1 billion+.
93. Unit Economics - Profitability per item sold.
94. Valuation - Estimated worth of a business.
95. Variable Costs - Expenses varying with output.
96. Venture Capital (VC) - Funding for high-growth startups.
97. Vertical - Specific industry or market focus.
98. Viral Marketing - Rapid spread through word-of-mouth.
99. Working Capital - Funds for daily operations.
100.
Yield - Return
generated from an investment.
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