Business Lingo Guide

This book explains one topic per page, like a big glossary, easy wiki, quick encyclopedia, or summary notes.

Generated by AI. Edited by Joel Parker Henderson (https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson).

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## Contents

Introduction

 * What is this book?

 * Who is this for?

 * Why am I creating this?

 * Are there more guides?

Business analysis

* 2x2 grid for business

* Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)

* Business Model Canvas (BMC)

* Cause-and-effect diagram (a.k.a fishbone diagram)

* Eisenhower decision matrix

* Five Whys analysis

* Flowchart

* Futurespective

* Gantt chart

* Good Enough For Now (GEFN)

* Growth-share matrix (a.k.a. BGG matrix)

* Mind map

* Organizational chart

* SWOT analysis

* Thinking hats

* Venn diagram

Idioms

* Ahead of the pack

* Barking up the wrong tree

* Big picture

* Boil the ocean

* Buy-in

* Firefighting mode

* Get on the front foot

* Have a think

* In full swing

* Low-hanging fruit

* On the bench

* On the radar

* Out of scope

* Over the horizon

* Put a pin in it

* Putting the cart before the horse

* Quick wins

* Red tape

* Shoulder to shoulder

* Skin in the game

* Stretch goal

* Swoop and poop

* Take the bull by the horns

* The ball is in your court

* The proof is in the pudding

* Think outside of the box

* Touch base

* Unknown unknowns

* Win-win

* Winner take all

Aphorisms

* Brooks' Law

* Conway's Law

* Gresham’s Law

* Hyrum’s Law

* Metcalfe's Law

* Moore's Law

* The Law of Demos (Kapor's Law)

* The Law of Supply and Demand

* The Law of Conservation of Complexity (Tesler's Law)

* The Law of Large Numbers

* The Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)

* The Principle of Least Knowledge (The Law of Demeter)

* Chesterton's fence

* The Tragedy of the Commons

* Sunk cost fallacy

Entrepreneur quotations

* Culture eats strategy for breakfast

* Execution eats strategy for lunch

* A startup is a company that is confused

Innovation quotations

* A rising tide lifts all boats

* Look for the people who want to change the world

* See things in the present, even if they are in the future

UI/UX design quotations

* Learn early, learn often

* Make mistakes faster

* Perfect is the enemy of good

Project management quotations

* Move fast and break things

* Ideas are easy, implementation is hard

* Data beats emotions

Soft skills

* How to ask for help

* How to collaborate

* How to find a mentor

* How to influence people

* How to manage expectations

* How to work with stakeholders

* How to lead a meeting

* How to give a demo

* How to manage up

* How to negotiate

* How to get feedback

* How to give feedback

Conclusion

* About the editor

* About the AI

* About the ebook