The next time you get a ‘let’s continue the dialog’ or ‘we’d like to give it some additional time to mature’ as a response to your VC pitch, don’t get mad.
Do what entrepreneurs all over the world have been doing for centuries; suck up. Only suck up with class, i.e. with a gift!
The perfect gift for that fine VC of yours?
Ta da…
I know, just says it all, doesn’t it? But wait, there’s more. Here’s the description:
“This coffee hails from the remote interior of Vietnam. It comes from a strange natural phenomenon. Wild Weasels roam the coffee plantations and eat the ripe coffee beans, but rather than digest them the weasel regurgitates them and vomits them up! Due to the fact the cherries have been in the weasels gastric juices, it seems to dramatically alter the taste of the coffee once brewed. This coffee is collected by locals and traded fairly.”
Swap out wild weasels, insert VCs and swap out “ripe coffee beans” for business plans. Trust me, it’s the perfect gift from the fine folks at edible.com.
They also bring you this fine gift, appropriate when you think the term sheet is gonna happen or you know some crazed VC that’s running marathons all over the place:
“Pearl Lollipops are made from, raw can sugar, wild Madagascan vanilla essence, and ground natural pearls. The lollipop is best shared between lovers or given to an admired one! Since ancient times in china and Japan, pearls have been used in child bearing rituals and foods were often decorated with tiny pearls, which were to be eaten in order to secure a pregnancy prior to sex.”
If you are in London, you can buy this stuff at Harrods. Right next to the Krispy Kreme doughnuts. No, really.
Off to Hong Kong, folks.
how 'bout some kick ass coffee?
http://kickinghorsecoffee.com/index.php?section=prod_detail&selection=3&cPath=36&products_id=52
not that I drink much coffee mind you, but it seems appropriate here...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward | April 29, 2006 at 02:32
Here in Vietnam, the story is that the weasel (or civet cat, apparently a SARS vector) defecates the beans rather than vomits them.
Posted by: Michael | May 11, 2006 at 21:53