Start-Up Stories ... In 140 Characters
For Global Entrepreneurship Week USA, the NVCA and StartUpHire challenged start-up companies to briefly describe their unique entrepreneurial cultures. Here are some of the submissions.
“Our goals are astronomical
Our burn is economical,
We do what we must,
Without any fuss,
& our investor return is phenomenal.”
“Calling all entrepreneurial, insights-driven, A-HA! seeking colleagues that enjoy adventure and strong coffee (Risk-averse need not apply).”
“Our CEO is wearing gym shorts and a T-shirt right now. At bulbstorm.com, we’re too busy innovating to iron!”
“A bad thing about working for a startup is everyone sees what you do. A good thing about working for a startup is everyone sees what you do.”
“Need a break? Do something else, it needs to be done, too. Waiting? Branch to executable code. Return. Want a change? Do something else.”
“Team-player attitude and the goal of upward trajectory: from taking clients out to a five-star restaurant to taking out the recycling.”
“CodeRyte Haiku:
Our Coding is Great
Revolutionize Healthcare
Beats Unemployment”
“Solidica, Inc. - On the summit, down to the valley, and back on top again; and it's only Monday afternoon... Life is good.”
“Efficient, competitive, easy going, that gives me gratitude and that makes me want to wake up on the morning...not my boyfriend, my company!”
“ThreatMetrix: outing Web criminals & scammers in real-time--and loving it. Think big, Think fast. Work smart. Have fun. Rinse. Repeat.”