Startup Vocabulary: RENVY, RENVIOUS

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RENVY
[ren-vee]
noun, verb

-noun
A feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another startup's revenue, especially when you have none:
Green with renvy takes on new meaning when we're talking about money.

-verb
To regard with renvy:
I renvy company Y reaching breakeven; if only we had went for revenue from the very beginning, we wouldn't have to go beg for more money.

RENVIOUS
[ren-vee-uhs]
adjective

-adjective
Full of, feeling, or expressing renvy:
We at company X are renvious of company Y's $100 million dollars of revenue last year and are planning to take them out in beer pong on Friday night.

This startup vocabulary lesson was brought to you by the folks at Loudwater Labs.

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