business development

Sales done by overpaid new media executives who don't need a commission. Often referred to as "bd" or "biz dev" to make sales people sound cool.

Ray closed a whopper business development (bd) deal with XYZ company last week and it goes straight to our bottom line.

by sodafef February 21, 2011

business development officer

Some asshole in a suit who thinks hes classy, but in reality, its the biggest dick known to mankind. They try to fool you with their smart title, because they dont want it revealed that they are low rent scum, much like used car salesmen and Bobblett Brothers Trucking out of Lexington Kentucky.

That guys card said he was a business development officer, but I think hes a real fuckin dick.

by STFUnGFY March 7, 2016

Real Estate Business Developer

An unqualified individual who thru what seems like sheer magic manages to get themselves a job at a real estate company. Have they ever sold real estate? no, have they ever done mortgages? no, have they ever done closings? no. Their only skill is simply to be able to spot companies with weak leadership who allow them to collect a salary for doing absolutely nothing of meaning or tangible value for the organizations they represent.

Uber Driver: If you need any help with your Real Estate needs I can point you in the right direction, I just do this for fun, I'm actually a Real Estate Business Developer for a Real Estate company.
Passenger: So you sell real estate?
Uber Driver: Nah, I just watch tik toks and make posts in social media with quotes I find about authenticity, power and confidence.
Passenger: You missed my stop

by Agente Secreto January 19, 2023

Business Development Marxism

A pragmatic, non-dogmatic current that seeks to deploy Marxist analysis as a competitive advantage within capitalist enterprises. It sounds like an oxymoron—Marxism as a management tool—but its proponents argue that understanding surplus value extraction makes you a better operations manager; that grasping the contradictions of labor exploitation helps you design more resilient supply chains; that recognizing the alienation inherent in Taylorist work organization allows you to build more cohesive, innovative teams. Business Development Marxism does not pretend that consulting for a corporation is revolutionary praxis. It is, rather, a strategic compromise: use the tools of the master to improve conditions within the house, build worker power, and perhaps, over the long term, lay the foundations for something else. It is Gramsci's "war of position" fought in boardrooms and R&D departments.

Business Development Marxism Example: A Business Development Marxist works as a product manager at a logistics startup. She uses Marx's distinction between concrete and abstract labor to reframe the company's efficiency metrics: instead of optimizing solely for speed (abstract labor time), she advocates for metrics that capture skill development, worker autonomy, and job satisfaction (concrete labor quality). She introduces co-determination practices in her team, arguing that flat hierarchies reduce turnover and increase innovation. She does not call this socialism; she calls it "agile management." Her colleagues think she's an excellent executive. She is, in her own estimation, a mole.

by Dumu The Void February 12, 2026