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Master the language of startups to navigate the entrepreneurial world with confidence. This comprehensive guide covers essential terms every founder, investor, and startup enthusiast should know.

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About Me

Bassam Mejlaoui (SAM)

🚀 5x Founder | AI & Linguistics Researcher

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📋 Table of Contents

Jump to section:

• Funding & Finance
• Growth & Metrics
• Business Models
• Strategy & Operations

Funding & Finance

• Angel Investor
• ARR
• Bootstrapping
• Burn Rate
• Break-even Point
• Bridge Round
• Cap Table
• Convertible Note
• Down Round
• Equity
• Exit Strategy
• Fundraising
• IPO
• Lead Investor
• Liquidity
• Pre-Seed
• ROI
• Runway
• Seed Round
• Series A / B / C
• Term Sheet
• Valuation
• Venture Capital
• Vesting

Growth & Metrics

• CAC
• Churn Rate
• CLV
• Early Adopters
• Flywheel
• Growth Hacking
• Hockey Stick Growth
• J-Curve
• KPI
• Product-Market Fit
• Scalability
• Traction
• User Retention
• Viral Loop
• Yield

Business Models

• B2B / B2C / B2B2C
• Freemium
• Hybrid Model
• Marketplace
• Monetization
• Revenue Model
• SaaS
• Upsell

Strategy & Operations

• Acquisition
• Accelerator
• Asymmetric Advantage
• Deal Flow
• Deck
• Disruption
• Due Diligence
• Founder-Market Fit
• Go-To-Market
• Gross Margin
• Incubator
• Iteration
• Joint Venture
• Lean Startup
• Moat
• MVP
• Networking
• NDA
• Niche
• Onboarding
• Operating Plan
• Pivot
• Startup
• Turnover

💰 Funding & Finance

Angel Investor

A wealthy individual who invests personal capital in early-stage startups, typically in exchange for equity. They often provide mentorship alongside funding.

ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)

The total predictable revenue a company expects annually from subscriptions or recurring contracts. A key metric for SaaS businesses.

Bootstrapping

Building and growing a startup using personal savings or revenue without external investment. Maintains full ownership but limits growth speed.

Burn Rate