Startup & VC Jargon · Vice President level

"Build in public"

"Build in public" means sharing your company's progress, metrics, and setbacks openly as they happen, usually on social media.

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How "Build in public" shows up at work

Founders use it to describe transparency, but it also happens to generate a steady stream of content and warm up potential customers before launch. Admirable in principle, and rarely as candid as advertised.

Buzzword

We decided to build in public so our community grows with us.

Plain English

We decided to share our progress openly so our community grows with us.

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