Start-up Starter Gifts

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

Man to realtor: 'How much for a starter cubicle?'

'If I had known it was going to be such a late Spring, i would have never started my garden seeds, indoors.'

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

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

'There they go - off on their own - and a finer bunch of fledgelings one couldn't ask.'

'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."

'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.'

Not thinking BIG enough: Nickel & Dime Bank.

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

Internet.

"You were right. Building an online business empire is even more fun than playing games."

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

Boom

'I'd like to challenge the test.'

"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!"

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

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

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

"We've made $7.50. Can we retire yet?"

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

Kentucky Fried Horse

S.S.dot.com

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

"Forget lemonade. The real money's in bottled water."

'I told you he's gonna be the next Warren Buffett!'

"Let me through, please. I know what the letters C.P.R. stand for."

Hirer to employee handing him lighted hat: 'You'll be starting at the bottom.'

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