シャドーイング練習: Financial English VV 51 - Company Finance and Startups (1) | Business English Vocabulary - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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You're watching Video Vocab by BusinessEnglishPod .com.
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In this lesson, We'll look at vocabulary related to company financing.
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All companies need to raise capital to begin operations.
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These startup companies may choose to bootstrap the company using personal funding to provide seed capital for the early stages.
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or, They may seek out angel investors and venture capital by offering equity in rounds of financing called Series A,
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B and C.
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they may also seek out strategic investors for extra capital and advice.
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Capital.
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to raise capital Capital.
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Is money or other assets used to start a business?
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A company may also raise capital to fund growth or expansion.
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Now that we've finished our business plan, we're looking to raise enough capital to make it happen.
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Startup.
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Startup.
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A startup is a relatively new business that has the potential for growth.
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Startups focus on a service that many people want, and aim to reach a large market by scaling up.
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After a couple of years at Facebook, I moved to a new startup in Silicon Valley.
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you Bootstrap.
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Bootstrap.
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Bootstrapping is when a person starts a business without a lot of capital or investors.
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Bootstrapping entrepreneurs often invest their own money and a lot of hard work to grow their company.
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We bootstrapped our first company because we couldn't attract any investors.
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you personal funding Personal funding.
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Personal funding, is an entrepreneur's own money and assets.
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used to start a new company.
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Personal funding might also include loans or gifts from family or friends.
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I started my business with just personal funding, including $20 ,000 from my parents.
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Seed Capital.
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Seed Capital.
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the money used initially by a business to begin operating is seed capital
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Seed capital often includes personal funding or money from wealthy investors.
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Our seed capital came from several outside investors and some personal funding from the founding partners.
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you angel investor Angel Investor.
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Angel investors are individuals or groups who give money as well as business advice and contacts.
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Angels often invest in the early stages of a startup and typically receive equity in the new company.
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After getting us through the first two years, our angel investor sold off his stake and moved on to another startup.
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you Equity financing
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Equity financing is when a company offers a share of ownership in exchange for money to start or grow the company.
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We're looking at equity financing for our company, but we don't want to give up more than 25 % ownership.
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you Venture Capital.
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VC.
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Venture capital or VC is a business that invests other people's money in new businesses with good potential for fast growth.
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Unless you can show the potential for long -term growth, you're going to have trouble attracting venture capital.
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you Series A, B, and C.
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If it is successful, a new business may seek additional rounds of financing called series a B, and C.
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Each round of financing corresponds to a different stage in the growth of a company.
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After a successful first year of business, Chatbot is hoping a round of Series B financing will help them expand.
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you Strategic Investor.
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Strategic Investor.
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a strategic investor lends a company not just money but also experience knowledge, and business contacts.
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Strategic investors normally focus on one industry, or field that they know well.
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We are looking for a strategic investor with the experience and contacts to help us succeed in the food industry.
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Now it's your turn to practice some of the words we've looked at in this lesson.
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In a moment, you'll hear a series of sentences with a word replaced with a beep.
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Repeat each sentence, including the missing word.
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For example, if you hear: We were fortunate to get funding from an angel.
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Early on.
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You can say: "We were fortunate to get funding from an angel investor early on."
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We'll provide the correct answer after each question.
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Ready?
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Let's give it a go.
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you I've put over $50 ,000 of personal into this new business.
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I've put over $50 ,000 of personal funding into this new business.
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Many young people dream of getting rich off their own.
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Company.
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Many young people dream of getting rich off their own startup company.
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Bob has lots of great ideas, but no seed to make any of them happen.
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Bob has lots of great ideas, but no seed capital to make any of them happen.
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That's all for this episode of Video Vocab.
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文脈と背景

このビデオは、企業ファイナンスやスタートアップに関する英語の語彙について学ぶ内容です。多くの企業は事業を開始するために資金を調達する必要があります。特にスタートアップ企業は、個人資金に依存したり、エンジェル投資家やベンチャーキャピタルを探したりすることで初期の資金を確保します。この文脈を理解することで、ビジネス英語に特化した語彙を身につけることができます。

日常会話のためのトップ5フレーズ

  • 資金を調達する - 「私たちは事業を実現するために資金を調達しています。」
  • スタートアップ - 「スタートアップは成長の可能性を持った比較的新しいビジネスです。」
  • エンジェル投資家 - 「エンジェル投資家は初期段階の企業に資金とアドバイスを提供します。」
  • 収益化 - 「私たちは収益化のために、より多くの顧客をターゲットにしています。」
  • シリーズA、B、C - 「当社は次の成長段階のためにシリーズBの資金調達を目指しています。」

ステップバイステップシャドーイングガイド

このビデオで紹介された語彙を効果的に学ぶためには、shadow speak（影響を受けた発話）を利用するのがオススメです。以下のステップで練習を進めましょう：

  1. ビデオを見始め、内容に集中します。
  2. 特に重要なフレーズをメモします。日常会話に使えるフレーズに焦点を当てましょう。
  3. フレーズを聞いた後、shadow speech（シャドーイング）を行います。発言を聞き取り、同じタイミングで声に出してみてください。
  4. 最初はゆっくりで構いませんが、徐々に速くして、リズムに慣れていきます。
  5. 最後に、自分の発音を録音して聞き直し、改善点を探します。これにより、自然な英語のイントネーションやリズムを身につけることができます。

このように、YouTubeで英語学習の動画を使うことで、より実践的な英語力を習得することができます。ぜひ、英語シャドーイングを通じてスキルアップを目指しましょう！

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。