Dreamer In The Business World Gifts

'That's the first, and only dollar earned by Fred.'

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is none of us will be alive then.'

"He might not have got the job with Google, but they weren't going to stop Brian skateboarding to the office."

Lemonade Inc.

'You're close, Spencer, but usually a business plan is a little more involved!'

'Ideas.com' desk with a 'come' tray and a 'gone' tray.

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

"I want to make it before I hit thirty."

'I have everything a man could want - But I've still managed to hang onto my petty ambitions.'

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

Money Plant.

"I just need help getting started. A little seed money."

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a suit."

'I begin to question whether this startup ever had venture capital.'

"Ambitions... to make a career change from tourism to sales."

S.S.dot.com

"Being my own boss sounds fun but I wouldn't be able to motivate myself."

'I want to see more blue sky thinking.'

"You're just gaming down there? Shouldn't you be issuing your first IPO for some billion dollar internet enterprise you've created?"

"If I've got to work for a tyrant . . . I may as well work for myself."

"We'll analyze the only thing left to analyze: what people throw away."

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

'If I'd had someone to help me when I started, I might have made CEO...actually, I did make CEO, but you know what I mean.'

"We'll up your medication and with any luck your delusions should significantly reduce!"

"Let's all sing our theme song: 'I Love Venture Capital'."

"No I wouldn't say you're ahead of your time. More like 'outside of it'."

"It's not that I'm lazy. But I envisage myself not so much climbing the corporate ladder, as taking the corporate elevator."

And so, Rudy unwittingly became an investor in The Infant Restaurant Critic. At first, he was furious having lost his weekly paycheck. But then it dawned on him: He was back in the dot-com game – for the first time in 20 years. He was practically a venture capitalist! I'm a social media investor. It's a multi-platform play with, obviously, huge mobile capability, global reach, soaring audience share. Revenue model? What? Huh? Beat it.

"Every single day, guys ask you for advice about women, work, sports... Haven't you ever even heard of the law of supply and demand?. . .I'd be glad to steer the downtrodden and the forlorn your way for a mere 82% of the man-to-man-talk fee."

"Moreover, profits double if we move in with our parents."

"C'mon. Just one more round of funding and I'll build you a horde that'll knock your socks off."

"Skip to the part where the princess climbs to the top of the corporate ladder."

"Buy my data $20"