August 12, 2008     

The Top 8 Things You’ll Never
Overhear at a Dot-Com Startup

8> “I’m in this for the long haul and have no intention of
cashing out with an IPO.”

7> “This year’s profits have exceeded our expectations.”

6> “Hmmm, good question. Let’s consult our business plan.”

5> “There’s no room for a foosball table in a serious company
like this.”

4> “I really doubt it will work, so let’s try it on a small scale
first.”

3> “Our goal is to be the next Pets.com.”

2> “Well, you just tell your boss to bring it on! We’re not
afraid of Microsoft!”

and the Number 1 Thing You’ll Never Overhear at a Dot-Com Startup…

1> “Thanks, but we already have enough venture capital.”

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Credits:

Selected from 56 submissions from 20 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 1, 2
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1, 8
Pete Van Opens, Okauchee, WI — 1, 8
Doug Paul, Melbourne, FL — 1
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 3
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 4
James Gaskin, Mesquite, TX — 5
Marshall Gatten, Glendale, CA — 5
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 6, 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator, Topic

RUNNERS UP list — Shut Down

“By writing in the industry standard COBOL and running on the
wildly popular OS/2 Warp, how can we possibly fail?”

(Kim Moser, New York, NY)

(Doug Crews, San Diego, CA)

“I’ll have decaf.”

(Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY)

(Pete Van Opens, Okauchee, WI)

“I’d rather get paid overtime than have stock options.”

(Larry Mills, Keeseville, NY)

Runners Up list name

(G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa)