Tech, Diversity and Unicorns - Listening Exercise

Tech, Diversity and Unicorns - Listening Exercise LOI English is proud to have a diverse company with a female co-founder, lots of women on our staff, and an international and diverse group of teachers and employees. Based out of Montana and founded by a woman, we are not the typical start-up company. The video below illustrates why that might be a good thing.It also talks about a big buzzword in the world of startups now: unicorns. Watchthe video below to learn more.Answer the listening questionsin comments and well reply.Im very fascinated ___ learning ____ the legendary start-up companies.How many stories does she say there are about startups? Why does she use that number?What is her definition of a unicorn company?How many female CEOs were on the list with their initial analysis?How does diversity help companies?How many more unicorn companies are there in 2015 than 2013?What is their goal?Question 1 uses the prepositions by and from. Here is an overview ofthose prepositions and the differences between them.BYThe preposition by is used in many different ways.One common use is in locationphrases. When used to indicate location, the meaning of by is the same as beside or at the side of.When by is used with a verb showing motion,it usually shows movement past a location. Example: The bird flew by me.When by is used for time, however, the meaningis not later than, for example: Be home by 10. = Do not be home later than 10.By also showsownership or creation credit to someone or something.FROMThe common preposition from can be used with verbsthat show movement and with verbs that do not. Whenit is used with movement verbs, it shows the locationthat someone/something left. Example: The bird flew from the open window.To say this in anotherway, it shows the starting point of the movement(while to shows the destination or result).From is also used with certain non-movement verbsin two very common phrases, be from and come from. These two phrases are generally used to show someones origin. If be from or come from are followed by a location, it is understood to be someonesor somethings place of origin. This can include the area the person or thing originates from. For example: He is from France. This wine comesfrom California. She is from New York City.The video above contained several vocabulary words that you may find useful.Wind Up Arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place.Standing the Test of Time To be well regarded; to last for a long time.Seed Stage Fund The first stage of venture capital investment. Seed-stage investmentsare often comparatively modest amounts of capital provided to inventors or entrepreneurs to finance the early development of a new product or service. These early investmentsmay be directed toward product development, market research, building a management team and developing a business plan.To back. To give financial, emotional, or moral support to someone or something.To make room. To open a space, way, or passage; to remove obstructions; to give r oom.Did you enjoy this lesson? You mightalso might be interested in trying series of live, 1-on-1 business English classes. Each class in the series focuses on a specific skill. For example: Presentations and Pitching or Small Talk and Meetings.Take an English class that focuses tech start-ups and learn more vocabulary for this subject, how to pitch an idea in English, give a presentation and much more.