Start-up Savant Gifts

'I started out twenty years ago with a simple tin cup!'

"Times are changing...when I was young we had a simple lemonade stand..."

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

The wonderful world of cheese.

Bullseye!

'Now I know why the strategy guide warned against entering the 5th stage. Awesome!'

Where was I?

"Maybe we should have another look at the 'business as usual' idea."

'Okay, okay, be patient!'

'Stay with me now, people, because in Step C, things get a bit delicate.'

"1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood"

Nuclear generation of energy.

Decision Making Block

"These latest surveys are very reassuring."

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

"Their wedding registry has 8 place settings of double wall, stainless steel water bottles."

Despite the economic downturn, sales are as good as ever.

'Who cares what she thinks? Grow a pair and buy the damn thing.'

'Sell South Africa!'

"So we've managed to consolidate all our multinational 24 hour hotline support centres down to one Single Point of Contact... and here he is."

'Henry, I'm here to trim back your budget.'

Reuse it or lose it.

Rudy, I've noticed your upsells have fallen drastically over the last 16 years. More and more, you just give customers what they ask for instead of pushing them to buy a larger cup, an extra cookie, or a 3-minute bathroom pass. That is unacceptable. So I've signed you up for my mandatory "How to Upsell" course and ordered you the reading material. Tuition fees will be deducted from your check. As your first lesson, I've upgraded you from the 2-week course to the 15-day one for just $50 extra. Ve

'He's a media consultant. He came with the multimedia software package.'

'Doesn't bother me. All my money is in carbon-cleanup technologies.'

'I say we try it.'

'Let me through - I've a bargain for a nose!'

Recycle or ruin the planet?

"We don't believe in miracles. We rely on them."

The company's marketing strategy became increasingly sophisticated.

'I don't believe in hoarding cash and gold Dad: I invest in shares online...'

'Computers' 'Hardware' 'Software'

"That 'give it away free' strategy certainly worked well."

'But we spend all our money creating toxic waste. We were hoping someone else would figure out how to detoxify it.'

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