Bulletproof Coffee Grew From a Blog to $50 Million Flashcards

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Anxious

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adjective

Feeling worry / nervous about something

I always feel very anxious by the time the markets close.

I think he is generally too anxious to be a good manager.

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Frenetic

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adjective

Fast & energetic in an uncontrolled way

Many young children having a very frenetic energy.

Too much coffee makes me frenetic and nervous.

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Stymied

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verb

Blocked

Our growth has been stymied by the economic recession.

Those rules stymied the progress of women.

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Scaling

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verb

To increase the size of something

Scaling the business to include overseas companies will be tough.

They want to scale their business worldwide.

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Venture capital

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noun

Money invested in a risky new business

They are backed by a leading European venture capital firm.

He has made several venture capital investments in recent years.

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Disruptive innovator

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adjective - noun

A company that creates a new market and eventually changes an existing industry

Starbucks has been a disruptive innovator in the food & beverage industry.

California is home to many disruptive innovators.

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Go both ways

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verbal phrase

Something has equal advantages / disadvantages for everyone involved

I will help you, but I expect some help in return. It goes both ways.

The trust in our relationship goes both ways.

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Grateful

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adjective

Feeling appreciation for something

I feel very grateful that my parents sent me to a good university.

We need to be grateful that less people than expected died from COVID-19.

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Honor

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verb

To keep an agreement

I really hope that they will honor our agreement and show up.

It has been hard for me to honor his request.

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