Milestone

Definitions

1. A significant target or threshold used to measure progress, such as first revenue, product launch, hiring completion, or a financing goal. Startups use milestones to align effort and justify the next phase of spending or fundraising.

   In plain English: An important checkpoint showing meaningful progress.

   Example: "The next milestone is ten paying design partners before we expand the team."

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