Startup & VC Jargon · Intern level

"Ship it"

"Ship it" means to release something now, pushing past hesitation or the desire for more polish.

Say this instead: release it

How "Ship it" shows up at work

A rallying cry in startup culture, and the two-word rebuttal to anyone who wants another round of review. It carries an implicit value judgment: done and out the door beats perfect and delayed. Sometimes right, sometimes the reason for the incident report.

Buzzword

The feedback has been good enough in beta, so let's just ship it.

Plain English

The feedback has been good enough in beta, so let's just release it.

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