A Story of Startups, Innovation, and Connectivity in the Clouds.
Follow the adventures of serial-failure entrepreneurs Nate Pennington and Ignacio Loehman who through an accident of fate obtain Steve Jobs’ liver (the 1.0 version removed from his body in 2009’s transplant operation).
Inspired by their good fortune, they begin their quest to establish a new company whose mission is to disrupt death and change the world.
Assisted by Nate’s pregnant fiancé Angie Song, Russian venture capitalist Illarion Antakov, Boris, his brilliant (but very lonely) programming genius nephew, our crew pursues their dream as they:
Is a must read for anyone who’s dreamed of pursuing their passion, communicating great ideas, and putting a dent in the universe. As we follow Nate and Ignacio through their exciting startup journey, you’ll learn about:
Even better, guiding our entrepreneurial team will be a Steve Jobs Persona, an advanced AI bringing the wisdom and insight of his immortal progenitor’s marketing strategies into today’s high-tech world!
His timeless insights and enduring disruptive market wisdom will enable you to reach insanely great levels of resolve and determination as you build your own high-tech empire! With Steve Jobs to guide and motivate them, Nate and Ignacio will:
Tony had made his point about Angie’s impending motherhood before we’d boarded our flight back to the U.S. At the airport, he’d presented me with a lovely personal gift, a custom-bound, richly illustrated hardcover history of China. Bookmarks had been placed in the sections dealing with the importance of marriage and “face” in Chinese culture. Another was placed in the chapter describing the Chinese justice system and the execution of malefactors via the traditional “death by a thousand cuts.” Formally known as “slow slicing” (“lingchi” in Chinese), the process involves tying a person to a wooden frame and cutting the flesh from their body a chunk at a time until they die. Lingchi was banned in China in 1905, though periodically a revival of the practice is recommended in the case of telemarketers, spammers, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
I climbed into the soft leather seat opposite Illarion and we pulled away from the curb. “What do you want to know?”
“Tell me the whole story. Do not leave anything out.”
“My pleasure.” I took out my phone, pulled up our slides, spreadsheets, and infographic charts and provided the best financial overview I could on such short notice. I concluded with a competitive analysis and list of potential threats.
“Unfortunately, the one threat we didn’t anticipate was being kicked out of brightstart at a critical moment in our company’s development,” I said. “By the way, I’ll be glad to send you these files and our complete business plan any time.”
He waved his hand. “It is not necessary. We wanted to understand what had happened. When Gennady called brightstart, they were most uninformative. We decided to talk to you directly to discover why we could not anticipate receiving a return on the $100 thousand dollars we invested in theTogetherHood. By our standards, it was not much money, but still. In Russia, we have an old saying —’If the hen stops laying eggs, you can still have a meal to eat.’”
This sounded vaguely ominous. “Is that an actual Russian proverb?” I said.
“No. But it illuminates. I am sure one day it will be.”
Enjoy this sampling of slides from the Liver”pitch deck.”
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