EOD
End of day; often ambiguous without a time zone.
Corporate buzzwords beginning with E
Decode business jargon with satirical definitions and related terms. Browse 26 entries.
ETA
Estimated time of arrival.
Earned-first
A marketing approach that prioritizes earned media (organic mentions, reviews) over paid advertising.
Eat our own dog food
To use your own product, which sounds gross but is actually a good idea that most companies ignore.
Ecosystem
A complex network of interconnected things, which in corporate terms usually means a bunch of stuff that doesn't work together but sounds impressive when you talk about it.
Ecosystem play
A business strategy that sounds sophisticated but usually means 'we'll figure it out as we go.'
Edge compute
Computing that happens closer to where data is generated, reducing latency and improving performance.
Effective accelerationism
A tech philosophy that advocates for rapid technological advancement, often used to justify reckless AI development or questionable business practices.
Elephant in the room
An obvious, unspoken issue.
Elevator pitch
A 30-second explanation of your idea that sounds amazing but falls apart when you think about it for more than 30 seconds.
Eligibility model
A system that determines which customers qualify for specific offers, products, or services.
Embedded finance
Financial services integrated into non-financial platforms, like banking within a shopping app.
Empower
Give someone authority or confidence to act.
End-to-end solution
A complete solution that handles everything, which is great until it breaks and you can't figure out why.
Engage
Involve or participate actively.
Engagement rate
A metric that measures how actively users interact with content, like a popularity contest for posts.
Enterprise-wide
Affecting the entire company, which is great until you realize you can't control the entire company.
Epic
A word used to describe something of heroic, sweeping proportions, usually applied to things that are just slightly better than average.
Ethical AI
AI-related corporate buzzword that sounds futuristic but usually means "we're not sure how this works yet."
Evangelist
Someone who passionately promotes a product or idea, usually self-appointed and more enthusiastic than knowledgeable.
Evolve
A fancy way to say "change" or "develop" that makes simple progress sound like a natural, inevitable process.
Execute
A fancy way to say "do" or "carry out" that makes simple actions sound more important and strategic than they actually are.
Executive summary
Concise overview of the most important points.
Expansion motion
Strategies to grow revenue from existing customers by selling additional products or services.
Experience-led growth
Growth-related corporate speak that promises exponential results with minimal effort.
Explainability
The ability to understand and explain how AI systems make decisions, like transparency for algorithms.