Apr 30
The secret glossary of Venture Capital by OVP
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|
Term or Phrase |
English Translation |
| Acquisition strategy | the current products have no market |
| Basically on plan | revenue shortfall of 25 percent |
| Biotech business model | potentially bigger fools have been identified |
| Considerably ahead of plan | hit plan in one of the last three months |
| Core business | obsolete product line |
| Currently revising the budget | financial plan is in total chaos |
| Cyclical industry | posted a huge loss last year |
| Entrepreneurial CEO | totally uncontrollable, bordering on maniacal |
| Ingredients are there | given two years, we might find a workable strategy |
| Investing heavily in R&D | trying desperately to catch the competition |
| Limited downside | it can’t get much worse |
| Long selling cycle | yet to find a customer who likes the product |
| Major opportunity | last chance |
| Niche strategy | a small-time player |
| On a manufacturing learning curve | can’t make the product with positive margins |
| Possibility of a slight shortfal | a revenue shortfall of 50 percent |
| Repositioning the business | multimillion-dollar investment recently written off |
| Somewhat below the plan | revenue shortfall of 75 percent |
| Strategic investor | investor who will pay a preposterous valuation |
| Too early to tell | results to date have been grim |
| Turnaround opportunity | lost cause |
| Unique | no more than six competitors |
| Upgrading the management team | the organization is in complete disarray |
| Volume sensitive | massive fixed costs |
| Well below plan | an outright, unmitigated disaster |
| Window of opportunity | without more money, the company is dead |
| Work closely with the management | talk to them on the phone once a month |
Source: OVP http://www.ovp.com
