Leeks, tropicalizers, and cutting the soap: a guide to global startup slang

Technology, finance, startup culture — all of these communities have developed their own language, with slang and jargon so common that they’ve passed into wider use. (What is a “platform,” anyway?)

It’s no different outside the Anglosphere, where an array of unique terms and phrases adopted by startups around the world have come into fashion. Here’s our guide to decoding some of the more notable (and notorious) terms.