F2F Class Notes 6th May (Tony)

Vocabulary

it was a bad move

his move to the tech industry was bad.

reduced to doing sth – these actions were below you before, you didn’t need to do them.

the diameter is two times the radius

the radius is half the diameter

ace hedge fund manager – one of the top/best managers, Ace in poker is the highest valued card.

get burned – you lost or failed, or got ripped off.

silicon valley – a place in california where all the best tech companies are

startups – new companies

riveting – very exciting

cautionary tale – a story which tells you to be careful, or take caution

eg: His story became a cautionary tale.

backer – an investor

boost – to push something up a little

Inc. – Ink, Incorporated

losses – law siss

fidelity – Fih, del-li tee

poured – p’Orr’d

permieter – Puh rih-muh-ter