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The Undernet
The part of the internet you can't access because you aren't a criminal or are looking for things beyond the scope of amazon.com.
I heard James spent an entire week trying to sell fake Dragon eggs to Russian buyers on the undernet, advertising that it was the key to taking over Europe.
yungsnuggie over 9 years agoHT
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
zazpowered over 9 years agoOne Dollar Billionaire
Refers to the $1 a year salary that a lot of founders and top executives take on for tax benefits. It's also because who really cares about salary when you have a billion dollars.
Mark Zuckerberg: I make $1 a year. You know what that means
zazpowered over 9 years agoThe 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.
yungsnuggie over 9 years agoThe LinkedIn Endorsement Poke
When someone you barely know adds you on LinkedIn and endorses you for skills they don't even know you have in an attempt to get attention or get you to endorse them for stuff back.
I hate adding people on LinkedIn because I get LinkedIn Endorsement pokes as soon as I add people. I'm an Android developer and for some reason I have 40 more endorsements for Objective C then I do Android.
yungsnuggie over 9 years agoTo 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.
yungsnuggie over 9 years agoBeta-Pig
Some sad-sack SME client who agrees to QA your shitty, half-built, poorly-coded, likely useless, new product or functionality.
See also: Pivot http://svdictionary.com/words/pivot
"So you're telling me... you want to dabble outside your core business without any clear plan nor the requisite skills and use my firm as your free QA Beta-Pig? No goddamn way. Oh you won't charge us? Why didn't you say so? I'll pull our dev team off current OKRs to take advantage of this incredible opportunity. Thank you so much for thinking of us."
IPLobby.com over 9 years agoLogo Wingman Fail
When you go out with your logo wingman but you don't choose a suitable logo.
Jen: I know what you're doing but I don't know what Pied Piper is
zazpowered over 9 years agoNecessity is the Mother of Invention
A outlook describing how a founder's untapped creative wealth comes to life when put in perilous (and sometimes self-inflicted) situations.
Jim: I've spent all my investment money on t-shirts and shot glasses. How am I going to raise another round and pay my engineer's salary.
Lewis: Relax, they say necessity is the mother of invention. Let's take more shots out of these glasses you bought.
Jim: In the time it took you to finish that sentence, I found a new renewable energy source.
yungsnuggie over 9 years agoTimid 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.
zazpowered over 9 years agoSoylent 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
svhunt over 9 years agoOffice Kitchen Thief
1st Definition: Somebody who takes food or drink from their startup's kitchen with the intention to consume it at home versus at the workplace. Not a real thief.
2nd Definition: Somebody who takes food or drink labeled with one of their coworkers' names.
Bob: My Instacart delivery isn't going to come in time. I'm going to be a office kitchen thief for today and just grab a few things
zazpowered over 9 years agoOne 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.
yungsnuggie over 9 years agoValue Add
Noun. A term for vague and banal advice VCs like giving the founders, supposedly helping uncover the secrets to building a successful business.
VC (at board meeting): you know, it is very important not to run out of money
Founder (trying to placate -- more funding will be needed soon): that's a very good point, we are on it
VC: when we invested, I told you we bring a lot of "value add," not just money
Founder: (placating again): gee, you were right, and we appreciate it
VC (smug, and actually beliving they just helped): thank you
sheynkman over 9 years agoManagerial Reach-Around
This is when a startup manager/CEO/founder sits over your shoulder, watching you code/design and providing unhelpful input. In the most extreme cases, they are physically touching your keyboard, mouse, and/or screen.
I've been trying to get work done all day, but the CEO is such a shitty manager that he keeps giving me a managerial reach-around. Why can't someone teach him to delegate?!
jpdavy over 9 years agoSoLoMo
Social + Local + Mobile; interachangeable with LoSoMo, LoMoSo, MoSoLo, MoLoSo or SoMoLo.
In other words - a company who's product is generic as fuck!
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tosfan4ever over 9 years agoFirst 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
zazpowered over 9 years agoVC Money
Modern day Robinhood.
Taking money from your parent's retirement pension and redistributing it to early adopters of technology in Silicon Valley.
Friend 1: "How do you have so many free meals from Munchery? Have you ever paid for a single meal?"
Friend 2: "Nope. VC Money"
ljyx123 over 9 years agoAdderall
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
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