yungsnuggie (1281)
Multiply people by dollars
To multiply dollars by people. A situation where the startup is based on arithmetic and primitive desire to get rich. It relies heavily on an assumption that everyone should become a user of the service.
Two people were traveling in the bus and talked about potential startups. Suddenly, one of them saw a janitor, whose orange jacket flashed in the window.
- Oh... Listen, what if we create the social network for janitors? There are many of them in Moscow.
- I wonder how many?
- 50 thousand, I guess.
- And what about other workers?
- Another 50 thousand, no less.
- So then we get 100 thousand of them... They're from Central Asia and most are lonely here, they want to get married and get acquainted with each other. By the way, this target group they consume special type of rice, cottonseed oil...
- So ... Subscription model? Two dollars a month? $24 a year is cheap, right?
- Wait-wait-wait a second! Multiply by 24 hundred thousand and we get...
- Two million four hundred thousand a year!..
- Plus ads!
SergeyMoskalev about 9 years ago
Crushing it
Achieving exceptional success with something.
Jess is totally crushing it with her new Uber-for-VC-funding app. She's already been hunted.
Travis over 9 years agoFounders use this term until "Awesome Journey."
Girlfriend
For a handful of heterosexual men, this term is referred to as one's laptop because they rarely want others touching it and it's the only warm thing that touches them below the waste for long periods of time.
Meek: Have you seen my girlfriend? Drake: Nikkis in Paris for a show. Meek: Nah I mean my MacBook Air. I wanna tweet a new diss at you. I probably won't see Nikki for awhile. Drake: It's next to Wayne's bed. Meek: I'm gonna curl up with my girlfriend and watch some Game of Thrones.
covfefelord over 9 years ago@blwinters lol
"the waste", a rather poetic typo
Postmates Shame
When you order Postmates from the same place two nights in a row, and get the same courier
me: i got postmates shamed. can you get the food instead?
roommate: sure
orien about 9 years agoembarassing....
Uber of...
Commonly used by startup founders to compare their mediocre startup or idea to the startup unicorn Uber.
Startup Founder: We're the Uber of food delivery.
VC: Uhhh... so is everyone else.
ssc242 over 9 years agoYep, seamless, delivery,com, munchery, caviar...the list never ends
You should additionally add "Facebook of..." probably the most heard phrase since 2010 ;D
Engineer Unicorn
An engineer that is competent, good looking, dresses well and is not socially awkward.
John: How come no other engineers are like David?
Mary: He's an engineer unicorn. They are rare.
pygmyknight over 9 years agoThe legend says some of them can be found here http://www.engineerunicorns.com
"Unicorn" is a common term for an engineer (usually front-end) who also has good taste in design and is able to contribute to UX early on. But "unicorn" is also used for startups that turn out to be breakout successes, like Uber and Airbnb. Silicon Valley really likes unicorns.
Stack
Refers to the variety of technologies used to build and maintain your website, app, or service. Might also refer to a large amount of pancakes.
Son: Hey pops, wanna throw another stack on my plate? Pass the syrup too.
Pops: No son, your stack needs to maintainable, don't let your code base get out of control!
zander over 9 years agoWaterloo
A mythical University in Canada where many good Engineers and Computer Scientists come from.
Sam: "Where are all these Canadians from?"
Matthew: "We hired 10 interns and 20 full-times from Waterloo. They get shit done because if we don't hire them, they'll have to work for Blackberry."
robert over 9 years ago@orien No what are you talking about
@SingleCommaClub It's similar to what you see from immigrants to a new country like US or Canada
I have a lot of friends from canada and waterloo and this seems really accurate from what i've heard
It's like a parallel universe of Silicon Valley where people speak American English...
@zazpowered aren't you from waterloo
@SingleCommaClub That's not true at all. Pretty much everyone I know from my graduating class got offers from US companies. A significant proportion of students choose to stay because the region is booming right now, and also the quality of life in Canada is pretty high.
@freefunctor toronto and canada are awesome
Have worked with a lot of engineers from Waterloo through internships and full time. Can honestly say they are very talented, but there is a bias because all the ones that make it to US companies are generally top notch.
I love this site!
hahahahaha that's hilarious. Good to know that such mindset is global.