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breaking into tech can be hard if you don’t know the lingo, so here are a few freebies!
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“long”
if anyone in tech says they’re “long” something it just means they like it
if anyone in tech says they’re “long” something it just means they like it
“short”
no one in tech is ever “short” anything. if someone tells you they have a short position they work in finance, not tech
no one in tech is ever “short” anything. if someone tells you they have a short position they work in finance, not tech
what about “fintech”? isn’t that finance?
no. people in fintech don’t know finance either. if they did they’d work at a real bank
no. people in fintech don’t know finance either. if they did they’d work at a real bank
“neobank”
an acquisition pipeline for MasterCard, i.e. “I just launched a neobank,” means “I just gave a bunch of people mint-green MasterCards”
an acquisition pipeline for MasterCard, i.e. “I just launched a neobank,” means “I just gave a bunch of people mint-green MasterCards”
“NIMBY”
Netflix, Intel, Microsoft, faceBook, Yahoo
the big 5 of tech hiring
Netflix, Intel, Microsoft, faceBook, Yahoo
the big 5 of tech hiring
“dead,” when applied to a city: “NYC/SF is dead”
no longer prohibitively expensive to live in
no longer prohibitively expensive to live in
“dead,” when applied to a company: “WeWork is dead”
about due for another round of financing
about due for another round of financing
“scrappy”
under-capitalized
under-capitalized
“Quibi”
over-capitalized
over-capitalized
“gen z”
funny on twitter
funny on twitter
“thought leader”
not funny on twitter
not funny on twitter
“VC”
Very Courageous. some of the bravest people in the industry
Very Courageous. some of the bravest people in the industry
that's all for now! did I miss any key terms? let me know below :)
