Vocabulary

• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• publicly traded: Having shares that are traded on a stock exchange.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• darn good: Extremely good; excellent.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in the aggregate: Considering the whole or total amount combined.
• demand on: A strong need or requirement that places a burden or strain.
• as of right: By lawful entitlement or established right.
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• on the radar: Being noticed or tracked; within someone's awareness or attention.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• spot: A certain place or area
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• important: Having power or authority
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• point: An item to be discussed
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• datum: Item of factual information
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• cyclical: Series of regular and repeated actions
• alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
• utilization: Making use of something; using
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)