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​Startup Ecosystem Terminology

Like any markets or sector, startups and startup ecosystems have a lot of words and terms, that not commonly used in general language. Also due startups and startup ecosystems relatively young history combined with build in innovativeness in this sector, many of the terms can have variety in the ways they are used or as a recent term, the definition is still evolving. Specially within international context, there can be even more variety on how specific terms are used, defined or understood. 

Basic Terms

Idea
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur
Serial Entrepreneur
​Portfolio Entrepreneur
Solo Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Attitude
Research
​R&D
​Innovation
Sweat equity
​Startup
​NewCo
​Pitch
Market
​Value
Skills
Talent
Exit
​Funding round

Bootstrapping

Basic Startup Terms

IPR (Intellectual Property Rights IPR)
NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement)
​Service Provider
​Outsourcing
founder

co-founder
Pre SHA (Pre Shareholder Agreement)
SHA (Shareholder Agreement)

Developer
​Mentor
Advisor
Board Member
Owner
Investor
​​Shareholder
CEO
​Unicorn
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Product Related Terms

UX
​UI
​User Journey
Scalable
​​Wireframe
​Beta
Open Source
Creative Commons
​Information Architecture
Visual Design
​Iteration

Startup Progress related Terms

Venture
Startup journey
Milestone
R&D
Research 
Ideation
Vision
Mission
Strategy
​Culture
Concepting
​Commitment
Problem Solution Fit
Vision Founders Fit
Product Market Fit
Business Model Market Fit
Customer Development
Development
Business Model Canvas
​Stealth Mode
Lean Startup
MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
Validation
​Pivot

Business Plan
Scaling
Growth Hacking
Growth Engine
Inbound
​A/B Testing
KPI (Key Performance Indicators)
​Funnel

​ScaleUp
Gasel
Failure

Startup Ecosystem Terms

Holistic
Benchmarking
​FDI
Data
​Metrics
Startup Weekend
Hackathon
​Fab Lab
Open Innovation

​Open Data
Startup Culture
​Startup Community
​Techpark
​Cluster
PPP (Private Public Partnership)
​Organization
Support service
Business Angel
​VC (Venture Capitalist)
​EIR
Incubator
​Accelerator

Funding Instrument
​Policy
SME
NGO

Finance related Terms

Grant
​Loan
Equity Finance
Crowdfunding
Equity Crowdfunding 
Crowd Investing
P2P Lending
Investing
Revenue
​Cashflow
Revenue Share
​Royalty
Business Angel
Venture Capital

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Startup ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
To Scale INNOVATION Entrepreneurship

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​Creators

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Startup Development Phases
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From Technology Transfer to Open IPR
Support Providers
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Funding Sources
Growth Academy eLearning ​

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What is Startup Ecosystem?
​From Innovation Ecosystems to Startup Ecosystems
Startup Ecosystem Development
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Ecosystem Developers 
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About Ecosystem Operators
Funding Sources
​Digital Ecosystem Applications
EcosystemOS​


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