Startup Founder Prints

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

'Since we're a startup, we were hoping you would pay us to work here.'

"It has yet to turn a profit."

"Yes, that's our bathroom. We're a startup, so plumbing and running water is a luxury."

"You know, I just realized what's so great about money - there's no need to monetize it."

Chasing the one big idea

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

'I've hit on a way to finance our start-up costs.'

'How do you feel about working for a start up?'

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

'Obviously, for Ben's proposal to really take off, he'll need a longer runway than our little company can provide!'

'Crowdsourcing didn't work for my project, so I thought I'd try crowsourcing instead.'

'Have we thought this thing through?'

"C'mon. Just one more round of funding and I'll build you a horde that'll knock your socks off."

"I've simplified our work process!"

And elevator with 'up', 'down', and 'pitches' buttons

"I forget, does our company make money yet?"

"I remember when this was all offices."

"We've invested too much in this whole thing to just go back to laying around on the rocks all day."

'Looks like the perfect time to bring in our profit sharing scheme.'

"Did you know that one-third of all business start-ups were launched by moonlighters working on another company's time?"

I'll do what everybody does–sell this startup just before we have to hire a female employee.

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

Torrent of venture capital.

'My startup could really use a pioneer type like you.'

'Yes, that's our bathroom. We're a startup, so plumbing and running water is a luxury.'

The Life Cycle of a Startup

"We're still a startup? It's been 26 years."

"We're a startup. We're looking for someone who can yank this cord."

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

"Crowd-funding's fantastic but the crowd-thanking is a real drag."

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

"I wrote this one after my third startup failed. It’s called ‘I Got Yer App Right Here.’"

"Never mind devices - we need to establish a 'bring your own funding' policy."

'This chart illustrates how each of you will break into the industry.'