Venture Capitalist and Entrepreneur Humor

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-06-13 17:23:00 UTC
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This post is probably a bit more relevant for those who are coming at things from the for-profit, webtech startup side of things. In the last couple weeks there have been a couple slideshows going back and forth about things you'll never hear a venture capitalist say, and in response, things you'll never hear an entrepreneur say.

First, the VC:

VC Non Admissions

And of course, the entrepreneur is not immune:

Founder Non-Admissions

I'd love to see some creative person do this for the nonprofit world. It's worth trying to distill which of our instinctual tendencies are worth poking fun of in good spirits, and which actual harm our ability to produce sustainable change.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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