June 30th, 2004
The Top 6 Signs Your
Lemonade Stand Is Going to Fail
Lemonade Stand Is Going to Fail
6> Life didn’t so much hand you lemons as it pelted you in the crotch with them.
5> Warren Buffet dismisses your business plan as “childish.”
4> Everybody drinks the free coffee in the break room, and the VP of Finance wants you working on his quarterly reports.
3> OSHA shut down your operation because the rickety legs on your card table pose a workplace hazard.
2> Your recipe? Plain water in a glass polished with lemon-scented Pledge.
and the Number 1 Sign Your Lemonade Stand Is Going to Fail…
1> The kid next door just opened a Starbucks stand.
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Credits:
Selected from 22 submissions from 9 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 1, Topic
(Employee of the week!)
Janis Spidle, Kansas City, MO — 1
(Employee of the week!)
William Wickart, Hillsboro, OR — 1
(Employee of the week!)
Richard W. Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 2, 4
Kobus Myburgh, Vanderbijlpark, S. Africa — 2
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 3, 5
K.W. Wyckham, Youngstown, Ohio — 6, Banner Tag
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — President & CEO