Tech Startup Founder Pillows

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

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

Business sign: 'Mega Corp.: An Incubator for Emerging Technologies.'

"We're just a small tech start up, but we'll let you know if we need any palookas clobbered."

'Temple of Dot.com/Doom.'

'How did the launch of your tech business go?'

Dot com falling backwards.

"Welcome to the future"

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

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

"Actually, she's just a figurehead boss. Our real CEO is an algorithm floating around somewhere in the cloud!"

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

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

"There's your son's heartbeat, and over here is the app he's developing."

'Can our software do that?'

Yomp Foundation Presentation committee: 'Don't let the gong intimidate you!'

"So, what does everyone think of XX81's suggestion for increased funding into AI research?"

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

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

US v.s. Tech Giants

'Mom, this is my new best friend -- I built him in computer class.'

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

"I have no toys just yet. I have a concept of a plan for toys...toys like no one has ever seen before."

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

"When you've been here as long as I have, you'll start to burn out"

"Of course, if they ever start to suspect all their TVs are watching them back, we may have problems."

Big Shot/Bigger Shot.

"Boss... I just read an article about trans-humanism. Apparently, sometime in the next 50 years, it will become possible to live forever."

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

"'Start a company, make money.' Your business plan may be missing a few steps in the middle."

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

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

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

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