Thought leader
Someone who tweets opinions at 6 a.m. and calls it a career.
"He became a thought leader by being wrong loudly and early."
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AI-powered
A label applied to any product containing at least one if-statement.
"It is AI-powered. The AI is an intern named Kyle answering chats."
Web3
The same internet, now with extra steps and a wallet you will lose.
"We put it on Web3. Nobody can use it, but it is decentralized."
Empower
To give someone responsibility without the authority to use it.
"They empowered me to fix it but not to change anything."
Move the needle
To make a change so small only the deck notices.
"This initiative will move the needle, said the needle that never moved."
Paradigm shift
A normal change described by someone who reads too many decks.
"He called a new spreadsheet a paradigm shift."
Value add
A phrase added to make ordinary work sound like a gift.
"As a value add, I attached the file you already asked for."
Holistic
A word that makes vague sound thoughtful.
"We need a holistic approach, meaning we have no specific plan."
Ecosystem
What you call a pile of tools that do not talk to each other.
"Our ecosystem has 14 apps and zero integrations."
Frictionless
Describing a process with at least six required steps.
"The frictionless signup needs a password, a code, and a small prayer."
Synergy
The magic that happens when two departments combine and accomplish less.
"Our synergy doubled the meetings and halved the output."
Bleeding edge
Technology so new that you are the one who finds the bugs.
"We went bleeding edge and the bleeding was mostly ours."
Synergize
To hold a meeting that produces a smaller meeting.
"We synergized for an hour and scheduled a follow-up to synergize more."