You have two cows. One is male, and one is female. Mike Moritz says he loves both cows and will buy 35% of the pair for $100. After the deal is signed he tells you to kill your female cow, and then says your male cow must produce a baby cow within three months or you're fired. Three months and one day later he fires you, takes your remaining cow, and transfers it into a milking machine company which then goes public on Nasdaq, earning him $10,000,000. Citing a lactation preference in the term sheet, however, he keeps all but $0.10 of the proceeds. "No hard feelings," he says, "and be sure to come back the next time you have cows."
-- Paul Kedrosky
Comments (6)
People who can get milk from a "male cow" actually deserve whatever profit they get.
Posted by Howard | February 18, 2007 7:21 AM
Posted on February 18, 2007 07:21
D'oh! Maybe city-slickers should stay away from farm analogies. :-)
Posted by Rich Skrenta | February 18, 2007 10:20 AM
Posted on February 18, 2007 10:20
why do I think that your story about a male cow might be a load of bull?
Posted by just about had enough | February 18, 2007 10:23 AM
Posted on February 18, 2007 10:23
I'm not sure that milk would taste very good.....
Posted by Kevin Burton | February 18, 2007 6:39 PM
Posted on February 18, 2007 18:39
Has any one ever tried cow tipping?
Has any one ever tried milking a cow?
Has any one ever had a milk mustache?
Has any one ever known a female cow to have a milk mustache?
Posted by John Doe | February 20, 2007 3:25 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 15:25
You have two cows. One is Brazilian, one is Australian. They yield 25 quarts of milk per day. That's half as much as three years ago, when you traded your less-lactiferous German and U.S. cows for them. You are thinking of swapping for a pair of Namibian cows. They only have three legs but, hey, they produce 26 quarts per day.
? Mark Gilbert
Posted by medotblog | March 27, 2007 8:10 AM
Posted on March 27, 2007 08:10