Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th January 1999

Dilbert//3560, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 13th January 1999

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venture capitalists web based business engineer cool ponytail good enough money suitcase full engineering

Official transcript

Wally stands in front of his cubicle with his hair in a ponytail. Two men in suits walk up to him. The dark haired man says, "Wally we're venture capitalists. We want to invest in your web-based business."

Wally says, "I don't own a web-based business. I'm just an engineer with a cool ponytail."

Man 1 says, "That's good enough for us."

He offers a briefcase full of money. Man 2, who holds a fistfull of cash, says, "We like to get in early."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, WERE VENTURE CAPITALISTS. WE WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR WEB-BASED BUSINESS I DON'T OWN A WEB-BASED BUSINESS. I'M JUST AN ENGINEER WITH A COOL PONYTAIL.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.

WE LIKE TO GET IN EARLY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Venture Capitalists"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Wally, a venture capitalist, and an engineer who is pitching a web-based business idea. Wally is uninterested in investing in the engineer's business, but instead wants to invest in his ponytail, which he believes has the potential to be a successful business venture.

Key Points:

• Wally is a venture capitalist who is looking for new investment opportunities.
• The engineer is pitching a web-based business idea, but Wally is not interested.
• Wally is more interested in investing in the engineer's ponytail, which he believes has commercial potential.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of venture capitalists being more interested in investing in unconventional ideas than in traditional businesses.

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