"10x"
"10x" means ten times the output, impact, or growth, though it is often used loosely to mean simply "much bigger" or "way better."
Say this instead: much bigger
How "10x" shows up at work
Favored by founders who want to sound like they skipped arithmetic. It travels from pitch decks into Slack, where "10x engineer" means someone who works weekends and expects a trophy.
Buzzword
We need a 10x improvement in conversion before Q3.
Plain English
We need a much bigger improvement in conversion before Q3.
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