Foundering
Word | FOUNDERING |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | N/A |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Foundering"
What do we mean by foundering?
Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
To fail; to miscarry.
To cause to fill and sink, as a ship.
To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
From the hills in Norn Iron we say that Foundered means we are cold. Urban Dictionary
(Verb) A phrase that was popular during the 20th century that means to be tired of or burn out on. Urban Dictionary
The foolish assumption that some founders of some companies and organizations have that leads them to believe that they have special privileges to make decisions that don't make good business sense. Urban Dictionary
When a founder retains disproportionate control in a startup past the time they are qualified to, leading to management problems: -The organization is strongly identified with the founder. -Staff meetings are held generally to rally the troops. -Typically, there is little organizational infrastructure in place, and what is there is not used correctly. -There is no succession plan. -Key staff are typically selected by the founder and are often colleagues of the founder. -Staff may be chosen due to their personal loyalty rather than skills or experience. -Professionally trained and talented recruits, often recruited to resolve difficulties in the organization, find that they are not able to contribute in an effective and professional way -The founder begins to believe his/her own Press/PR -The company suffers from decreasing public trust. -The organization becomes increasingly reactive, rather than proactive. -The company is unable to listen to their own users, community or outside experts. -The company is unable to learn from previous mistakes. -The founder frequently tries to position themselves as a "visionary" in a market they are inexperienced in. -The CEO is often unable to make tough choices related to operations such as removing inefficient staff. -When challenged the CEO assumes that users who do not agree with the CEO simply cannot understand the expertise he/she has built. Urban Dictionary
Someone who is a follower of the Minecraft YouTuber George not found aka GNF. Urban Dictionary
Verb. To relentlessly pursue a solution beyond the point where most humans would concede defeat. Often applied to challenges that others do not recognize as problems. Most frequently used when someone is annoyed that the founder will not leave them alone. To tweak and optimize with conviction and compulsion. Historical: originally used by spouses of start-up founders to describe really annoying behavior traits, usually a compulsion to solve a problem despite social cues that perhaps it's time to give up. Urban Dictionary
Belfast Slang. If something is to "founder" you, it would seriously hurt you, e.g. extreme cold. Urban Dictionary
The person that motivates you to have sex and motivates you to do things that you've never done before. Urban Dictionary
Northern Irish term for tired out, knackered. Urban Dictionary
A person, usually a heterosexual female, who pursues relationships or hookups with the founders of tech startups. Like a jersey chaser for nerds. This term was used in the "Bachmanity Insanity" episode of "Silicon Valley." Urban Dictionary
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