Entrepreneurial Mind Prints

Howard Schultz; A Memoir.

"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Sell a man fishing rights on your property, you own a piece of every fish he yanks out of the water."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

'Now that I have your attention...'

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

'It's only a hunch, but I think everybody bought everything they needed, last time.'

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

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

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'I think you are taking this elevator pitch way too literally'.

Profit

Large Dollar Sign Office Block

'It seems every time my business grows so does my paperwork!'

Two children are running lemonade stands outside their home; one stand is more popular than the other.

'Quick! We need a bigger chart in here!'

"It does have a side effect. You'll faint when I tell you how much it will cost to produce."

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

'It's a deal, lets sniff bottoms!'

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

'We're under capitalized. As soon as we reach the break even point we'll buy a lemon.'

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

"All natural snow cones for sale."

Team Leader

"We're a very small international conglomerate."

6 Brothers Falafel

"Jill Hamster's entrepreneurial disaster"

A child stands behind a stand piled high with snowballs and a sign that reads "Hand-crafted snowballs 25¢".

'He had a meteoric rise to the top.'

'I'm sorry but I'm afraid the corporation is going in a different direction.'

Eureka!

Yomp Foundation Presentation committee: 'Don't let the gong intimidate you!'

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