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From angels to unicorns, the startup world has its own unique, and occasionally impenetrable language. If you’re learning about entrepreneurship, thinking of starting or joining a startup or dipping your toes in the world of investing, the sheer number of acronyms, buzzwords and technical phrases used may leave you confused, bemused, or worse yet, embarrassed by the things you think you should know.

That’s where The Startup Lexicon comes in. With contributions from academics, founders, investors and people from the tech ecosystem, this book deciphers the hidden language of the startup world. With simple definitions of the most frequently used words, alongside stories that give more context and colour, The Startup Lexicon is an incredible primer for anyone interested in one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors in the business world.

Reviews

"There is so much terminology distinct to the startup world. What a refreshing and interesting book Ken and Eamonn have created to help explain what some of these are.

They have peppered the explanations with some stories from the field and anecdotes from different founders and experienced individuals within the start up world.

A great and useful purchase. Would recommend. Michael, Amazon Customer

"As someone who has been immersed in the start-up scene for many years with entrepreneurs and buyers of their products, I can say that this book is the most accurate reference of startup language, acronyms and terminology around. In particular, the real world examples from experts in the front line of beginning new businesses make the definitions in The Startup Lexicon very human and accessible.

And its handy size means it can be taken to every investor and client meeting so you are never phased by baffling startup lingo ever again. Jim K, Amazon Customer

Author Biography

Ken Valledy is a partner/co-founder at Progressive Acceleration, where he helps global brands to successfully partner with best-in-class startups. He provides mentorship support across a range of startup accelerator programmes and is a regular panelist / speaker at startup related conferences.

Eamonn Carey is a general partner at Tera Ventures and an investor in 90+ companies across Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States. He started his first company in 2005 and is a regular speaker at major global conferences.