Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by sethammons » Sun, May 19, 2013, 3:51 PM UTC

I'm fine with most of the terms and have come to accept them. The one that bugs the ever-lovin' $#!+ out of me is convo instead of conversation. I don't know if it wide spread and beyond start-ups, but it is the only place I've heard it.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by seiji » Sun, May 19, 2013, 3:59 PM UTC

dbarlett wrote: post #10

SAS 70/SSAE 16, runway, ARPU

ARPU, ARPPU, MAU, DAU, MAUDAU, MUU, ping me

You should hear these jokers have actual conversations with each other.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by narsil » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:06 PM UTC

seiji wrote: post #12

dbarlett wrote: post #10

SAS 70/SSAE 16, runway, ARPU

ARPU, ARPPU, MAU, DAU, MAUDAU, MUU, ping me You should hear these jokers have actual conversations with each other.

For anyone wondering:

  ARPU: Average Revenue Per User
  ARPPU: Average Revenue Per Paying User
  MAU: Monthly Active Users
  DAU: Daily Active Users
  MUU: Monthly Unique Users

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by pbharrin » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:07 PM UTC

talent acquisition or acquihire. Even if I did know what that meant I didn't know how to spot one initially.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by kmfrk » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:07 PM UTC

- Vest (realized options)

- Cliff (point in time where your options start vesting)

I still have to wrap my head around the different types of shares there are.

As an aside, InvestoPedia is, by far, the best online resource on financial definitions and explanations. Use it often: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cliffvesting.asp.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by mehrzad » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:08 PM UTC

Disrupt.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:18 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

#18

Post by antidaily » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:32 PM UTC

Blocking rights

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

#19

Post by X4 » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:33 PM UTC

narsil wrote: post #13

seiji wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ARPU, ARPPU, MAU, DAU, MAUDAU, MUU, ping me You should hear these jokers have actual conversations with each other.

For anyone wondering: ARPU: Average Revenue Per User ARPPU: Average Revenue Per Paying User MAU: Monthly Active Users DAU: Daily Active Users MUU: Monthly Unique Users

Interesting side-note: The word DAU means something completely different in German.

  * DAU: dumbest assumable user / Dümmster anzunehmender User

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'startup lingo' you didn't know before?

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Post by X4 » Sun, May 19, 2013, 4:35 PM UTC

t0 wrote: post #2

MVP, POC, Series A, Seed, Incubator, VC, SaaS, PaaS, RFP, NDA

^^ Full Ack!