Elevator Pitches
Business Lingo
Famous Entrepreneurs
Startup Basics
Black Entrepreneurs
100

An online marketplace that connects people who need a place to stay with those who have extra space.

What is Airbnb?

100

The initial money used to start a business

What is Seed Capital

100

"He founded Microsoft alongside Paul Allen."

Who is Bill Gates?

100

"A written document outlining a company's goals and the strategy to achieve them."

What is a Business Plan?

100

"This  entrepreneur gained fame for her vegan lifestyle content and launched her own seasoning line with McCormick."

Who is Tabitha Brown?

200

A platform where users can share short, 280-character messages with their followers

What is Twitter (now X)

200

The percentage of ownership given to investors in exchange for funding.

What is Equity?

200

"This entrepreneur founded SpaceX and was a key player at Tesla Motors."

Who is Elon Musk?

200

The first stage of investment typically used for market research and product development."


What is Seed Funding

200

She was the first African American woman to own and produce her own talk show.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

300

A subscription service that delivers streaming movies and TV shows directly to your device

What is Netflix

300

The total value of goods and services sold by a company in a specific period

What is Revenue?

300

The founder of Amazon who started the company as an online bookstore

Who is Jeff Bezos?

300

A presentation used to attract investors and explain the startup's vision

What is a Pitch Deck?

300

This inventor created the Super Soaker and holds over 100 patents.

Who is Lonnie Johnson?

400

An app that allows users to share photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours

A service that offers fast delivery of goods, groceries, and meals from local stores and restaurants

400

A brief, persuasive speech that sparks interest in your business idea."

What is an Elevator Pitch?

400

She built a beauty empire with her line of inclusive makeup shades.

Who is Rihanna?

400

"A business that solves a unique problem in an innovative way is often called this."

What is a Disruptor?

400

One of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire through hair care products.

Who is Madam C.J. Walker?

500

A service that offers fast delivery of goods, groceries, and meals from local stores and restaurants

What is DoorDash?

500

A situation where a startup spends more money than it earns to grow quickly.

What is Burn Rate?

500

He turned a college project into one of the largest social networks in the world.

Who is Mark Zuckerberg

500

A legal entity that protects its owners from personal liability but is taxed as a partnership."

What is an LLC (Limited Liability Company)?

500

The founder of FUBU, who became a judge on 'Shark Tank.

Who is Daymond John?

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