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“If investors do not know or never attempt to know the fair value, they can pay any price. More often, the price they pay is far greater than the actual value.” Naved Abdali Investor, noted commentator

Quote: Naved Abdali – Investor, noted commentator

Enterprise value (EV) is a comprehensive measure of a company’s total value, representing the aggregate worth of its core operating business to all stakeholders — not just shareholders, but also debt holders and other capital providers.

Term: Enterprise value (EV)

“Finance is completely and ruthlessly forward-looking. The only source of value today is the future.” Mihir Desai Harvard Professor

Quote: Mihir Desai, Harvard Professor

Valuation is the systematic process of estimating the worth of a business, investment, or asset, typically with the objective of informing decisions such as investment, merger and acquisition, financial reporting, or dispute resolution.

Term: Valuation

Quote: Warren Buffet – Investor

A hedge fund is a private investment vehicle that pools capital from accredited or institutional investors and uses a diverse array of sophisticated investment strategies to generate high returns, often targeting “absolute returns”—profit whether markets rise or fall.

Term: Hedge Fund

“Operational improvements have often been dramatic [but] many companies have been frustrated by their inability to translate those gains into sustainable profitability. And bit by bit, almost imperceptibly, management tools have taken the place of strategy. ” Michael E. Porter Professor, consultant

Quote: Michael E. Porter – Professor, consultant

Timeboxing is a structured time management technique designed to enhance productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency by allocating a fixed period—known as a “time box”—to a specific task or activity. The core principle is to pre-set both the start and end times for an activity.

Term: Timeboxing

“Habit stacking increases the likelihood that you’ll stick with a habit by stacking your new behaviour on top of an old one. This process can be repeated to chain numerous habits together, each one acting as the cue for the next.” James Clear Author - Atomic Habits

Quote: James Clear – Author – Atomic Habits

Scrum is a widely used agile framework designed for managing and completing complex projects through iterative, incremental progress to drive effective, cross-functional teamwork, accelerate delivery, and foster constant learning and adaptation.

Term: Scrum

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” Stephen Hawking Physicist and cosmologist

Quote: Stephen Hawking – Physicist and cosmologist

Agile refers to a set of principles, values, and methods for managing work. Agile emphasises flexibility, iterative delivery, collaborative teamwork, and rapid response to change over rigid planning or hierarchical control.

Term: Agile

“So this is the goal: To make money by increasing net profit, while simultaneously increasing return on investment, and simultaneously increasing cash flow.” Eliyahu M. Goldratt The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

Quote: Eliyahu M. Goldratt – The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

The Theory of Constraints (TOC) central premise is that every organisation, process, or system is limited in achieving its highest performance by at least one constraint - often referred to as a bottleneck.

Term: Theory of Constraints (TOC)

“You never know what is coming the next day. You always have some doubts but I think it helps to have such a strong team around you… the atmosphere around you can clear away these doubts and you can go to race motivated… energized and want to give it all.” Tadej Poga?ar 2025 Tour de France winner

Quote: Tadej Pogacar, 2025 Tour de France Winner’s Press Conference

“I'm gone. I'm dead.” - Tadej Poga?ar 2025 Tour de France winner in 2023

Quote: Tadej Pogacar 2025 Tour de France winner in 2023

“80% of the results come from 20% of the effort. The key is knowing which 20%.” Richard Koch Consultant, investor and author

Quote: Richard Koch – Consultant, investor and author

Efficiency is the capability to achieve maximum output with minimal input, optimising the use of resources such as time, money, labour, and materials to generate goods or services.

Term: Efficiency

“Good things take time. Great things take longer. Most people underestimate what they can accomplish in a year, let alone a decade.” Rich Roll Author, athlete and podcaster

Quote: Rich Roll – author, ultra-endurance athlete and podcaster

Productivity refers to the ability to generate the maximum amount of valuable output (goods, services, or results) from a given set of inputs (such as time, labor, capital, or resources) within a specific period.

Term: Productivity

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