Start-up Syndicate Pillows

"I run an unintentionally nonprofit organization."

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

'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

Boom

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

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

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

"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!"

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

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

S.S.dot.com

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

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

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.

"Intrapreneuring chief- how about a glass on the house?"

Growing a business....

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

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

Home Business - Newspaper Ad.

'The company I ran was non-profit, but that wasn't intentional.'

"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."

Lemonade fruit juice water stand and Umbrellas, sump, pumps, raincoats stand.

"Just in case you want to invest, I've got a great idea for a dot.com startup."

Well you know what they say - here today gone tomorrow - or in the case of dotcoms, here today gone shortly after lunch.

This horse isn't dead. It's just sleeping.

"...Then she took the divorce settlement money...and set up a company that's putting me out of business."