Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st August 2014

Dilbert//9239, first published twelve years ago on Friday 1st August 2014

Tags

executives, obliviousness, act like start up, ask for funding, hacker

Official transcript

CEO: We need to act more like a start-up. Dilbert: You mean we can ask for funding for one thing and then pivot six times and build something entirely different? CEO: Is there a version where we don't do any of that and I can still call myself a hacker?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE NEED TO ACT MORE LIKE A STARTUP.

YOU MEAN WE CAN ASK FOR FUNDING FOR ONE THING AND THEN PIVOT SIX TIMES AND BUILD SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT?

IS THERE A VERSION WHERE WE DON'T DO ANY OF THAT AND I CAN STILL CALL MYSELF A HACKER?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip features Dilbert and his colleagues discussing the challenges of funding and building a new project.

• Title: "Act More Like a Start-Up"
• Content:
  • Dilbert's boss asks him to act more like a start-up.
  • Dilbert questions the feasibility of funding and building something entirely different.
  • The boss responds by asking if there's a version where they don't do any of that and can still call themselves a hacker.
• Humor: The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of startups and the challenges they face in securing funding and building new projects.

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