english words

APR

annual percentage rate

turnover

obrót

capEx

capital expenditure (not every month)

OpEx

operational expenses (koszty stałe)

mortgage

hipoteka

premises

office

business Angel

investment in exchange for sth

foodie

likes food

trinket

stuff

shard

small fragment of glass

geographically dispersed

distributed

tamper with

data/evidence

empower

women/the unbanked

proprietary (copyrights)

software/rights

cast

votes (reguster)/light(cause to appear)

counterfeit

goods/drugs

distributed

database/team

immutable (cannot be changed)

fact/record

counter (prevent)

forgery/fraud

affluent

a lot of money

hard-up

very little money

wealthy

sm

penniless

very little money

tight-fisted

sm who does not spend money

set aside money

save for special purpose

squander money

to spend money on a wasteful way

launder money

to make illegal money seem legal

withdraw money

take money out of your bank account

allocate money

to give a share of available money to a person or organization

made of money

have a lot of money

put your money where your mouth is

take action to support your words

Money doesn’t grow on trees

Money must be earned and does not come freely

save some money for a rainy day

to reserve money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly

easy money

money earned from an easy work

spend money like water

To spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely

put in one’s two cents

express one’s opinion

be a dime a dozen

be very common and not valuable

a five and dime

a store that sells small items at low prices

big bucks

a large amount of money

make a quick Buck

earn money easily and quickly

a penny pincher

a person who is unwilling to spend money

be worth every penny

be with all the money

the other side of the coin

a different way of confusing a situation

flip a coin

throw a coin in the air to decide between two choices

IPO

initial public offering (sell shares to public)

NFT

non-fungible token

the garner hype

getting more interest

fad

popular now but unlikely in the future

royalties

money from rights to something

too geek out

brainstorm with others

to bounce ideas off one another

to exchange ideas

to tinker

play around

to gain insight into sth

to understand how sth works

to deploy ideas

use your ideas

insight

a clear understanding of sth

derieved

what built it

get round a problem

solve it

tinker with

improve sth

go about

begin our carry on with an activity

read up on

learn

caught on

become popular

dream up

new ideas

tangible results

clear enough to be seen

tangible

can actually touch, see

alignmented reality

add sth visual to explain better

in-hause research

when a company conducts a study within its own business structure and internal resources

roster

team

tap into expertise

knowledge

tap into savings

use savings

blue-sky thinking

outside of the box

innovation economy

go out and do amazing things

cutting-edge products

the newest, most advanced version of a product or service

adajacent industry

close to you

consumer demand

an economic measure of a group's desire for a product or service based on availability

research staff

a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory

novel

new

to pick up on cues

to do what is done or suggested by

to make sb tick

to inspire

to be reliant on sth

to rely on sth

divergent

different

cognitive disinhibition

no inner boundaries

to go against the grain

to go against what is expected

to put sth off the back burner

to deal with sth later

to leap forward

To make progress

inherent

to be born with sth

to facilitate sth

to make sth possible

to adhare to sth

to stick to sth

ingenious

extremely creative

hands off

do not want to get involved

amorphous

with many disjointed parts, without a clearly defined shape or form.

propensity to do sth

tendency

off the cuff

without preparation

chain of command

positions of authority or rank within an organization that are ordered from lowest to highest

to put out

to part

to marvel at sth

to admire

to shift

to change

come to fruition

it starts to succeed and produce the results that were intended or hoped for.

resilient

recover from setbacks, adapt well to change

voting by consensus

Consensus results in the best solution that the group can achieve at the time.

disinhibition

impulsiveness

working title

haven’t decided

visually appealing

meets with eyes

to cater to everyone

to respond to everyone’s needs

revenue system

the way that a company generates income and how it travels through the company's accounting system

affiliate marketing

promote products

jargon

technical words

appealing

attractive

gizmo

small and electronic device

monetise

earn revenue from it

upbeat

cheerful and positive

unbiased

impartial

tech-savvy

a person who knows a lot about computers

Rev up

get excited

dry run

last try before presentation

nooks and crannies

all the details

be stiff and robotic

express no emotion and do things in an automatic-seeming way

affable

pleasant and easy to talk to

ubiquitous

everywhere

omnipresent

only God can be everywhere

annual stakeholder report

document that contains financial information about companies

roadmap presentation

plan for the nearest future

pitch deck

short presentation with an offer

team briefing

brings managers together with their teams on a face-to-face basis so that information can be delivered, questions asked and feedback collected.

rapport

relationship

primary effect

start with a joke

venture capital company

invests in start-ups

have a track record

approven skill

hook somebody

grab ab attention

scale up

make sth better

scalable

make it better

showcase a concept

promote

UX

user expierence

leverage (noun)

power to influence people and get the results you want/ the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and its share capital or value

leverage (verb)

1. to use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better/ 2. to use borrowed money to buy an investment or company/ 3. to increase the amount of money borrowed

timescale

amount of time needed

competitive advantage

No longer competitive

to be by

passed by competitors

incremental innovation

current market but progressing

structural innovation

existing tech to new market (children’s camera)

disruptive innovation

new tech to existing market (smartphones)

radical innovation

new tech in new market (iPhone, Netflix)

commercial standpoint

sponsored or paid for by an advertiser

incrementally

increasing or adding on

well-defined market

in steps or stages

liberated

free from conventions or limitations

profound impact

extreme

quick wins

Solutions are defined as quick wins if they are easy, fast and economical to implement, and able to be easily reversed

revenue and profit

Revenue describes income generated through business operations, while profit describes net income after deducting expenses from earnings.

market share

the portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product.

propeller

śmigło

hover

remain in one place in the air.

versatile

having many uses

permit

legal permission

agile

able to move quickly and easily.

planned obsolescence

a policy of producing consumer goods that rapidly become obsolete and so require replacing

landfill

wysypisko smieci

forward-thinking

thinking about future in a modern, positive way

salvage

save goods that already have been damaged

feed back into

put sth back into a process or situation where it was used before

modular

consist of seperate parts that can be used together

from the outset

from the beginning

commodity

a product that can be sold to make a profit

waste stream

the complete flow of waste to disposal.

recycling plants

save valuable contents used in electronic goods

self-healing plastic

have the built-in ability to automatically repair damages to themselves

combat

fight

disposible

single-use

durable

resistant

impediment

obstacle

lease

don’t own it

finite

limited

incentive

give money to do sth

garments

attire (dress code)

manufacture a product

the making of goods by hand or by machine that upon completion the business sells to a customer

chuck out

throw away

in layman’s terms

phrased so as to be easily understood, without jargon

get the wrong end of the stick

misunderstand something.

Introduction phase

branding, marketing, advertising; copyrights/patent obtained; low price to enter the market; offers aimed at early adopters (“early bird” deals); building awareness of the product (self-driving cars)

Growth phase

more distribution channels; quality and pricing at the same level; brand building; product extended through new products in the same line (electric cars)

Maturity phase

increased competition; adding new features; upgrading the product; sales growth goes down, find a way to produce products more cheaply; increase funds for offers and discounts (Ford Focus)

Decline phase

find new usage and new markets, sell to niche markets, try to harvest as much as possible from the brand (diesel cars)

a hook

get people’s attention

district heating

the supply of heat or hot water from one source to a district or a group of buildings.

fossil fuels

made from decomposing plants and animals

inconsistent management

When the manager projects an image of incompetence, sending out conflicting messages and confusing directions

waste labeling

an effective way to identify containers, cylinders and drums holding hazardous waste

roadmap

a guide telling you about sth

feasible

possible and likely to work

sourcing

getting supplies

vigilant

giving careful attention to what is happening

subsidy

money that is paid by government to make sth cheaper

eligible

allowed to do sth

circulate the minutes

to follow through agenda

cost overrun

an unexpected change in the project budget that ends up increasing the total project cost

milestone

important event in the history of sth

scope

the opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something.