Data Room Index
DE: Datenraum-Index
Structured checklist and folder map for diligence materials.
Financing & Investors
Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)
DE: Betroffenenanfrage
Request by an individual to access their personal data.
Legal & Regulation
Synonyms: DSAR
Data Warehouse
DE: Data-Warehouse
Central repository optimized for analytics and reporting.
Data-Driven Attribution
DE: Datengetriebene Attribution
Algorithmic model distributing credit based on observed lift.
Product & Growth
DAU (Daily Active Users)
DE: Täglich aktive Nutzer
Count of unique users engaging with a product daily.
Metrics
DAU/MAU Ratio
DE: DAU/MAU-Verhältnis
Engagement proxy showing product stickiness (higher ratio implies more frequent use).
Metrics
Synonyms: stickiness ratio
Day 1 Mentality
DE: Tag-1-Mentalität
Always-on startup mindset regardless of size.
Culture & Buzzwords
dbt (data build tool)
DE: dbt
Framework for managing SQL transformations with version control and testing.
Technology & Platforms
De Minimis Claim
DE: Bagatellgrenze
Minimum size for individual claims to count toward basket.
Financing & Investors
Dead Letter Queue
DE: Dead-Letter-Queue
Queue for messages that cannot be processed successfully.
Technology & Platforms
Synonyms: DLQ
Deal Slip Rate
DE: Deal-Verschiebungsrate
Percentage of deals pushed to later periods.
Metrics
Debt Covenant
DE: Kreditklausel
Contractual restrictions attached to debt financing.
Debt Refinancing
DE: Schuldenrefinanzierung
Replacing existing debt with new debt often at better terms.
Debt Schedule
DE: Schuldenplan
Detailed breakdown of all debt instruments, rates, and maturities.
Financing & Investors
Decacorn
DE: Decacorn (>10 Mrd.)
Startup valued at more than $10B.
Culture & Buzzwords
Decision Audit
DE: Entscheidungsaudit
Periodic review of decision quality and timeliness.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Backlog
DE: Entscheidungs-Backlog
List of pending decisions with owners and due dates.
Organization & Leadership
Decision DOC
DE: Decision-DOC
Single-page decision summary used for alignment.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Escalation
DE: Entscheidungseskalation
Escalating a blocked or risky decision to a higher forum.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Framework
DE: Entscheidungsrahmen
Explicit criteria and process for making choices.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Journal
DE: Entscheidungstagebuch
Record of assumptions and context to learn from decisions.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Log
DE: Entscheidungsprotokoll
Recorded rationale and outcomes for key decisions.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Memo
DE: Entscheidungsmemo
Written document proposing a decision with context and trade-offs.
Organization & Leadership
Decision PR/FAQ
DE: Entscheidungs-PR/FAQ
Written doc framing a decision as a future press release + FAQ.
Organization & Leadership
Decision Pre-read
DE: Entscheidungs-Pre-Read
Briefing sent in advance to accelerate meeting decisions.
Organization & Leadership