Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Business charts & exhibits · Working

Hockey-stick chart

Also called: hockey stick

ELI5

A chart with sudden steep growth after a slower start.

Used in conversation

“Explain the assumptions behind the hockey-stick chart.”

Definition

A chart showing a long flat or gradual period followed by a sharp rise, often used in growth forecasts.

Here “Hockey-stick chart” means: A chart showing a long flat or gradual period followed by a sharp rise, often used in growth forecasts.

Pitch context

You will see “Hockey-stick chart” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business charts & exhibits.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business charts & exhibits without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 3

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.