Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 15th January 1999

Dilbert//3562, first published 27 years ago on Friday 15th January 1999

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venture capitalists cool ponytail squandered investment no more funding mutter words e commerce gurgle swoon

Official transcript

Caption: "Venture capitalists"

Two venture capitalists sit at a conference table. One of the venture capitalists says, "Despite your cool ponytail, you seem to have squandered our investment."

One of the venture capitalists says, "You'll get nor more funding unless you mutter empty internet words that make us swoon!"

Wally says, "E-commerce."

Both venture capitalists fall out of their chairs,

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

VENTURE CAPITALISTS DESPITE YOUR COOL PONYTAIL, YOU SEEM TO HAVE SQUANDERED OUR INVESTMENT.

YOU'LL GET NO MORE FUNDING UNLESS YOU MUTTER EMPTY INTERNET WORDS THAT MAKE US SWOON!

E-COMMERCE GURGLE

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "E-commerce"

Summary: The comic strip, originally published in a newspaper, humorously depicts a meeting of venture capitalists. One of them boasts about having squandered their investment, despite his cool ponytail. Another capitalist suggests that they will get no more funding unless they come up with empty internet words that make them sound impressive. The meeting devolves into chaos as the capitalists start shouting "E-commerce" and "Gurgle" in an attempt to sound trendy.

Key Elements:

• Venture capitalists meeting
• One capitalist boasts about squandering their investment
• Another capitalist suggests using empty internet words to sound impressive
• Meeting descends into chaos with shouting of "E-commerce" and "Gurgle"
• Humorous commentary on the absurdity of venture capital meetings and the use of buzzwords.

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