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Private Beta

When a startup requires an invite to use their product but invite codes are handed out like candy. Used to appear favorably to investors because it implies there were at least some users that wanted to use their product but couldn't get in.

Founder: Guys we are in private beta right now but if you use invite code TRYME you will have access. Don't share with your friends though. Make sure you don't share

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    HT

    HT stands for hat tip or heard through and is a way to credit somebody for helping you discover something. It is commonly used on Twitter.

    Woah svdictionary.com is an awesome site. HT @matthew

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      B.S. Computer Science, Freeloading Minor

      The distinction a CS student receives upon graduating college having written minimal code. This is done by free loading off of team members during group projects and copying code from peers during individual assignments. If they graduate having written no code, they get a double major.

      Brad: Did John write any code in his 4 years here? I just want to see if he got B.S. CS, Freloading Minor or B.S. CS, B.A. Freeloading

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        The Drapple Music Switch

        When one gives the impression that they'll be endorsing or working for a newer independent company, but at the last minute takes a check and signs with a larger already well-established one. The expression combines Drake, a popular hip hop artist, and Apple Music, which many rumor Drake signed with at the last minute snubbing Jay Z and his "startup" Tidal, which many are now presuming to fail.

        Leona gave the impression that she'd be joining our startup as the new CTO, but at the last minute she pulled a Drapple Music Switch and ended up taking a job at Google X instead.

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          To Twinder

          To use Twitter with the primary purpose of trying to hook up with guys or girls in a similar manner one would use Tinder.

          Liz has been twindering all day, tweeting at Professional Golf Athletes she has a huge crushes on.

          Added by yungsnuggie yungsnuggie over 8 years ago

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            The Shit Idea Test

            Going to someone who has a record of creating terrible startups and asking him or her if it's a good idea. If he or she says it's a good idea, it's probably an incredibly shitty one. The inverse is also true.

            I perform the shit idea test on Ryan whenever I need to gauge whether to hack on a new app or not, just so I know what I'm getting into beforehand. Of course he doesn't know I'm performing it on him.

            Added by GoogleEngineer GoogleEngineer over 8 years ago

            • svhunt svhunt

              LOL @GoogleEngineer, I'm assuming by Ryan, you're talking about Ryan hoover?

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            Startup Unicorn

            A startup that is profitable and is relatively easy to understand.

            Netfilx is a startup unicorn with a low price product, clear message, and high user satisfaction.

            Added by GoogleEngineer GoogleEngineer over 8 years ago

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              Timid Sales Rep

              The Timid Sales Rep is completely honest about the SAAS product he is selling, not pushy and never raising his voice. He also misses quota most of the time.

              Sales Rep: How did I do on that call?
              Sales manager: Why the hell were you speaking so softly? Also I know the base package only allows 10 users but you need to kludge it a little. Just tell them 15 to close the deal.

              Added by zazpowered zazpowered over 8 years ago

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                The Fake Female Avatar Phenomenon

                A phenomenon in which over 75% of female avatars online or in games are men just pretending to be women to get attention.

                I used to take advantage of the Fake Female Avatar Phenomenon when pretending to be a female orc on World of Warcraft. Desperate guys would give me gold and help me pay for college because of the stories I'd feed them.

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                  Soylent Profitable

                  A term that can be used interchangeably with ramen profitable.
                  Basically means the same thing as ramen profitable except founders of the startup are drinking soylent.
                  With the increase in popularity, its rich nutrition and affordability, more and more health-concerned entrepreneurs are changing their diet to soylent.

                  "Soylent profitable is the new Ramen profitable." - Kim-Mai Cutler https://twitter.com/kimmaicutler/status/603918465536262144

                  Added by svhunt svhunt over 8 years ago

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                    One Button App

                    A trend among SV developers to make apps that perform it's function in a simple button press. Many hold the belief that if you can't do your apps function in one button, it doesn't pass the test for a powerful app in todays age. Whether that's true or not is a completely different story.

                    Antonio: Yo is such a great one button app. I can send you Yo's anytime with the press of a single button.
                    Zeeshan: Yo, stop sending me yo's.

                    Added by yungsnuggie yungsnuggie over 8 years ago

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                      Nontechnical employee

                      This is someone who does not care to learn how things are built or suggest how things can be built better.

                      Nontechnical employee: "I'd help this customer out, but I am nontechnical."

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                      Enhance

                      A blackbox term used in television and film that allows "hackers" instantly make pixilated photos clear. When someone yells enhance, it's normally out of mockery toward said phenomenon and wish that such a thing actually existed.

                      Jim: I just took this faraway picture of Miley Cyrus on stage.
                      Lewis: Zoom in and enhance!

                      Added by yungsnuggie yungsnuggie over 8 years ago

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                        First Mover Advantage

                        The advantage a startup gains by being the first to market such as limited competition and novelty factor.

                        John: I've got good news. I did a quick Google search and it seems like no one has tried our on-demand oranges idea yet. We will have first mover advantage!
                        Paul: There's probably a good reason for that

                        Added by zazpowered zazpowered over 8 years ago

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                          Adderall

                          Adderall is a drug that some startup founders and employees use for heightened attention, energy and awareness so they can perform better at work. It is normally used to treat those with ADHD and ADD

                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SSvM9lzYV0

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                            Early Engineer at Successful Company

                            Instead of buying a nice watch or a super car, rich people in Silicon Valley will flaunt either their title, such as early engineer at Twitter or their star investors, such as Andreessen Horowitz, because it implies they have a lot of money.

                            Tim: Why do you always introduce yourself as an early employee at Facebook. Isn't that a little pretentious?
                            David: But.. but I drive a Prius.. and I'm wearing a plain t-shirt.

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                              Backlink

                              A backlink is an inbound link to a webpage. Search engine rankings are heavily based on the number of quality backlinks a webpage has because it is a signal of popularity and importance. Anchor text is the descriptive label of a backlink and determines how relevant the link is to a web page.

                              This is a backlink to Google with anchor text "Google"

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                                The Auto-Touch Reflex

                                The propensity for anyone born after 2000 to touch the screen of any electronic device (thinking it's like an IPad or IPhone)

                                I gave my nephew the IPod 1 and it took him 10 minutes to figure out how to move through the songs and navigate it. He had the auto-touch reflex where he kept touching the screen to pick the song, until later he found out the wheel on the bottom was the only way.

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lvlbRQq1UM

                                Added by GoogleEngineer GoogleEngineer over 8 years ago

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                                Git

                                A version control system used by everybody. If you don't use it, you're probably a git.

                                Joe: I don't use git.
                                Bill: You're a git.

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                                  Voting Ring

                                  A voting ring is when you get people you know to upvote things for you on popular websites that use upvotes such as Hacker News and Reddit rather than waiting for organic upvotes. This is done to game the ranking algorithms of these websites and make your content appear at the top so others are able to see it.

                                  Wow. I got shadow banned from Reddit when I got caught in a voting ring as a result of asking everyone I know on Facebook to upvote my post.

                                  Added by svhunt svhunt over 8 years ago