X-Factor

Definitions

1. A hard-to-quantify advantage or quality that makes a company, founder, or product unusually compelling beyond the obvious metrics. Investors invoke x-factor when there is something special present that spreadsheets do not fully capture.

   In plain English: A special hard-to-measure quality that gives someone or something extra appeal.

   Example: "The traction was early, but the founder had an x-factor that kept investors leaning in."

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