Why Tristan Walker Believes Lived Experience is Vital for Founders Flashcards

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Genius

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noun

Exceptional creative or intellectual ability

He has been a musical genius since childhood.

He must be some kind of genius to have done this!

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Inclusive business

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noun

Businesses that create economic opportunities for low-income groups

We are trying to support as many inclusive businesses as possible.

The government is giving tax breaks to inclusive businesses.

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Evenly distributed

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adverb - adjective

Spread equally

According to communism, wealth should be evenly distributed.

The vaccine has not been evenly distributed in Japan.

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Rich

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adjective

Containing a lot of something good

Oranges are rich in vitamin C.

There is a rich multilingual culture in NYC.

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Empathy

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noun

The ability to understand the feelings of others

The Dalai Lama has a lot of empathy with people.

He didn’t show any empathy with those victims.

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Work tirelessly

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verb - adverb

To put a lot of work into something

She has been working tirelessly on this project.

He worked tirelessly through the weekend.

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Hold something dear

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verbal phrase

To feel that something / someone is important to you

She really holds her family life dear.

I hold my grandfather’s pocket watch very dear.

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Free someone up

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phrasal verb

To give someone extra time / opportunity to do something

Working from home has really freed me up to exercise more.

Now that she has a visa it has freed her up to work where she wants.

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Folks

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people

People (when considered in a general way)

Those folks in LA are sure having a hard time.

A lot of folks are very angry at the government.

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Thrive

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verb

To grow / develop successfully

She loves seeing her young students thrive.

Businesses are not able to thrive under these conditions.

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Legacy

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noun

A situation that has resulted because of past actions

Our previous CEO left a positive legacy after his departure.

The Olympics have left a bad legacy in many of its host cities.

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Leverage

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verb

Use something you already have to achieve something better

We need to leverage our network of partners to increase sales.

They were able to leverage their creativity well.

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