It's been a weird, weird week online, during which the Internet gods bestowed upon us several gifts we couldn't resist sharing with you. Some are startup-related, and some of the companies mentioned are here in LA.
The rest is just a healthy reminder to take ourselves a little less seriously.
Enjoy.
Cast of Silicon Valley guesses what real startups do based only on their names (NSFW)Great f___ing startup advice
Just swipe or click to get all mentored up.
You can print ’em out and stick ’em on the exposed brick in your office.
For example:
EVEN AWFUL IDEAS ARE IDEAS.
EMPOWER, OVERPOWER, CAULIFLOWER.
See the rest of the gems here.
Image and joke credit: Amanda Rosenberg, who is a contributing writer onSilicon Valley. That’s called a callback, folks.
OK, so this isn't related to startups, but it is an example of a crowdsourcing experiment gone horribly wrong. NPR reported this week that the leading name for a new British research vessel (pictured in the rendering below) is Boaty McBoatface.
After Britain's Natural Environment Research Council solicited suggestions from the public and established a site for voting on them. Boaty McBoatface was submitted as a joke by James Hand, a former BBC radio host who has said in interviews he's been surprised and overwhelmed that the name went viral.
Boaty McBoatface has since buried the competition — a mix of famous British explorers and ideas like Clifford the Big Red Boat.
Hand's Twitter bio now says he's the reason we can't have nice things.
NERC reserves the right to overrule the winning name with something more distinguished.
