Start-up Culture Pillows

"It's meatloaf. We didn't make our Kickstarter goal for steak."

"In my old job we were encouraged to run fast and break things."

'You're my best man, Pomeroy, so I've decided to sell the damn company.'

'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'

"They're having a fight over how best to handle client conflict."

That shows business confidence.

"That report on corporate redundancy... I'd like it in triplicate."

The Evolution of the Bonus

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

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

'You did turn the company around... but we liked it the way it was...'

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

'It's my company, I'll decide whether I want to go to the partner's meeting or not.'

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

Boom

Not thinking BIG enough: Nickel & Dime Bank.

"Ambitions... to open an office on Mars. Kennedy Space Center."

"Right here is your baby’s infrastructure, and in a month or so we’ll be able to see the analytics."

"The Internet startup had only enough cash for one more day. But, miraculously, the money lasted for eight days, until more venture capital could be raised."

"I know it's a big risk, Fred, but don't lose sight of its strongest selling point: You're taking it, not me!"

"Gentlemen, may I present our company's future. A buggy whip... with Bluetooth!"

A young boy sits behind a lemonade stand with a sign that reads "Lemonade 25¢ - Jay Antosh, Chief Executive Officer".

Dragon's den desk. 'I'm in' and 'I'm out' tray on desk.

"Lets get 100% behind the boss."

S.S.dot.com

'Those are my twins: NASDAQ and Dow. They were born at the height of the dot.com boom.'

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

Kentucky Fried Horse

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

"We had to lay off most of the staff to pay for the recruitment and training of new staff to replace the staff we laid off."

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

Member of the Fortune 5 Million

'Wilson, this company needs to be better in touch with today's youth. Pierce your nipples and have a report on my desk by Monday.'

"Can you go through all the old pitch decks and replace the word 'crypto' with 'AI'?"

How it feels to be in a company with poor communication.