Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 12th July 2012

Dilbert//8489, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 12th July 2012

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10 million cloud start up social media venture capital location based flattering investment technology

Official transcript

Dogbert: I need $100,000 for my location-based, social media, could start-up. Coworker: I'm not giving you $100,000 just because you spewed some buzz-words. Dogbert: The how about $10 million? Coworker: Wait... now it sounds like a good investment. How did you do that? Dogbert: I can tell you, but it won't be flattering. Venture Capital

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

VENTURE CAPITAL I NEED #100,000 FOR MY LOCATION- BASED, SOCIAL MEDIA, CLOUD STARTUP.

IM NOT GIVING YOU $100,000 JUST BECAUSE YOU SPEWED SOME BUZZWORDS.

THEN HOW ABOUT $10 MILLION?

WAIT.

.. NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD INVESTMENT. HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

I CAN TELL YOU, BUT IT WON'T BE FLATTERING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Buzzword Pitch"

Summary:

The comic strip features a man seeking $100,000 for his location-based, social media, cloud start-up. However, the investor responds with skepticism, questioning the validity of the investment. The man attempts to justify his request by using buzzwords, but the investor remains unimpressed. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of pitching a business idea and the importance of clear communication.

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