Business English for startups Are you familiar with the term DTC or D2C in a business context? In this episode, we explain what DTC means and how this business model is different from B2C. Watch this lesson in video format on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kCkbHlw1PCc We help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced using bite-sized lessons and real-world examples. In each lesson, we talk about a term related to the startup world and learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. *** Free Business English lessons for startups https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ *** Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057

Business English for startup professionals If you read startup news, you’ve probably seen the term “micromobility” pop up everywhere lately. You can spell it as one word or two words - the meaning stays the same. But what does micromobility really mean? In this episode, we explain the term micromobility in a Business English context using real startup examples. Watch this lesson in video format on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ujPtdhTpHPk We help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced using bite-sized lessons and real-world examples. In each lesson, we talk about a term related to the startup world and learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. *** Free Business English lessons for startups https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ *** Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057

Business English for startup professionals What does geographical footprint mean? In this episode, we explain the term geographical footprint in a Business English context using real startup examples. Watch this lesson in video format on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UwOH7B9piEg We help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced using bite-sized lessons and real-world examples. In each lesson, we talk about a term related to the startup world and learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. *** Free Business English Lessons for startups https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ *** Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057

What is deeptech? In this episode, we explain the term deeptech using real-world examples and a few examples of startups in the deeptech niche. Watch this episode in video format: https://youtu.be/JZMwmiMWaMc Business English for startup professionals We help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced using bite-sized lessons and real-world examples. In each lesson, we talk about a term related to the startup world and learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057

What is recommerce? A short explanation of the term recommerce, including real-world examples and a few examples of startups in the recommerce niche. Watch this episode in video format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaKkck7-cW8 We help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced using bite-sized lessons and real-world examples. In each lesson, we talk about a term related to the startup world and learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/ Our landing page where you can sign up to get the free transcripts *** https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 -Subscribe on Spotify *** Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057

In episode 30, we’re talking about upskilling - teaching employees new, sometimes advanced, skills in order to fill the skills gap. But why should companies invest in upskilling their employees? In addition to the obvious benefits of keeping up with innovation and staying ahead of your competition, upskilling existing employees is cheaper than hiring new people. It also boosts retention and engagement. Empowering your employees to choose what they want to learn and how they want to grow will help them feel more in charge of their career progression. Some new words we’re explaining in this episode include: team morale, to be savvy, to be ahead of the curve and well-rounded. If you want to keep practicing the words you've learned in this lesson, sign up to get access to the free transcript that goes with this episode. https://smartstartupenglish.com/ Our goal is to help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced in under 10 minutes a day. In each episode, we'll talk about a topic related to the startup world, and we'll learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. Need more resources? Have a look at these pages: *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057 *** Subscribe on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/smartstartupenglish

In episode 29, we’re talking about agetech, an emerging and fast-growing niche in the startup world. Agetech focuses on technology and innovation that helps improve the lives of older adults. Older adults (over the age of 65) are the fastest growing demographic group in the world. And in mature economies, such as Europe and North America, these people also have disposable income. In 2015, in the European Union alone, the silver economy was estimated at 3.7 trillion euros. Some new words we’re explaining in this episode include: disposable income, to age in place, wearables, and savvy. If you want to keep practicing the words you've learned in this lesson, sign up to get access to the free transcript that goes with this episode. https://smartstartupenglish.com/ Our goal is to help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced in under 10 minutes a day. In each episode, we'll talk about a topic related to the startup world, and we'll learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. Need more resources? Have a look at these pages: *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057 *** Subscribe on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/smartstartupenglish

In episode 28, we’re talking about resilience. And in the context of startups, we’re going to be talking about resilience technology. Resilience is a word that can apply to people, to businesses, to systems, to the economy and even to the planet. If we want to recover faster when we’re faced with a setback, we obviously need to innovate and be one step ahead. This is where resilience tech comes to the rescue. Sometimes even literally. According to the Consumer Technology Association, resilient technologies are those that keep the world healthy, safe, powered, fed and secure, even in the face of adversity. Entrepreneurs in this niche want to tackle global challenges and threats such as climate change, forest fires, rapid population growth and urbanization, or coastal erosion. In this context, if you tackle a problem, that means you deal with it or you try to solve it. If you want to keep practicing the words you've learned in this lesson, sign up to get access to the free transcript that goes with this episode. https://smartstartupenglish.com/ Our goal is to help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced in under 10 minutes a day. In each episode, we'll talk about a topic related to the startup world, and we'll learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. Need more resources? Have a look at these pages: *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057 *** Subscribe on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/smartstartupenglish

In episode 27, we’re talking about a new type of agriculture: urban farming. Do you know who grows the food that you eat? The truth is that for most of us the answer is no. The food supply chain is so long and so complex, that it’s almost impossible to trace where our food is coming from. Urban farming startups are stepping up to solve this challenge by using innovation to bring agriculture to cities and make it more sustainable, more productive and even more profitable. A few examples of this new type of agriculture include rooftop farming, vertical farming and container farming. Some new words we’re explaining in this episode include: to mitigate, to retrofit, and turnkey. If you want to keep practicing the words you've learned in this lesson, sign up to get access to the free transcript that goes with this episode. https://smartstartupenglish.com/ Our goal is to help startup professionals take their English from intermediate to advanced in under 10 minutes a day. In each episode, we'll talk about a topic related to the startup world, and we'll learn some vocabulary that you can use to sound more natural in your day-to-day business interactions in English. Need more resources? Have a look at these pages: *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057 *** Subscribe on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/smartstartupenglish

In episode 26 of our Business English podcast, we dispel the myth of the young startup founder. According to a 2018 analysis conducted by MIT professors and published in the Harvard Business Review, the average age of entrepreneurs at the time they founded their companies was 42 in the United States. But do you think the age of the founder influences the success of the startup? Here is what the study found. The founders of the top 0.1% of startups, founded these companies when they were 45 years old, on average. The same is true in other countries with a growing startup culture. In Germany, for example, almost 20 percent of tech founders were over the age of 45 in 2016, according to a study by KPMG. A few new words we’re explaining in this episode include: whiz kid, to outpace, to plunge, an outlier. If you want to keep practicing the words you've learned in this lesson, sign up to get access to the free transcript that goes with this episode. https://smartstartupenglish.com/ Need more resources? Have a look at these pages: *** https://smartstartupenglish.com/free-business-english-lessons/ All the free audio lessons from Smart Startup English *** Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2EQqRnnDNlRD7I9h3jIiA6 *** Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-startup-english/id1483199057 *** Subscribe on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/smartstartupenglish