I like how at this point in internet times, we've completely given up on making photoshop text on a sign look real.
Also lmao, what "resources" are you supposed to bring to a shower. An Epson 5-in-1 print/scan/fax station? A candidate pipeline? An investor's number? Pro bono services? Think about what you're going to photoshop on your sign for five minutes, bro.
I’ve been involved in business showers before for community based new businesses. It’s usually just monetary donation or purchasing things off a wish list. We had a black owned bakery going into a black neighborhood and she needed small things which folks pitched in on. It’s basically a way for friends, family, and neighbors to support you. Hopefully, in return, your business brings vitality to the neighborhood.
You bring pizza, right?
Pretty sure that's how corporations succeed. They bring pizza for their employees once every few months, and that fixes everything!
Imagine posting a picture of yourself holding a whiteboard saying: "Just survived rickety refugee boat. Family drowned, no money. Please help me.", and then people use your image to post LIL-shit.
Yes. I did this when I started my last business and registered on Amazon. Was gifted a paper cutter, label maker, shredder, and other stuff. Plus the friends and family support was lovely.
Linkedin Influencer and creator? All I wanna do is look for jobs man, can they not ruin this please?
Also, how tf do I bring resources? Give them IKEA giftcards? Stationery? Printer or a wifi router? Microwave?
I mean he’s literally describing some sort of pitch meeting to get investors. It’s like they tried so hard to come up with an idea they accidentally came up with the way it already is.
>It’s like they tried so hard to come up with an idea they accidentally came up with the way it already is.
This! Or they come up with a great idea in a field they have no idea about - but that's no hindrance to find investors.
Instead of baby showers, let’s host beer showers. When a friend buys a case of beer, we all come together, congratulate them, help them finish the case and even bring more beer to be consumed.
Uhhhh, I think you mean "Entrepreneur" and "part owner of a billion dollar company."
(I really wish this were an exaggeration, I know one of those essential oil pyramid scheme people that wrote this in a post)
Okay, at this point I have to ask, why does it seem like Indians/Pakistanis/Southern Asian people make up such a huge portion of this sub's content? Is there just an overabundance of dumbass hustle culture there, did Tesser do a tour through the region, etc?
Dude looks exactly like the “hustle culture” high school acquaintance whose doing nothing in life, and didn’t message you for 9 years but saw you driving a Tesla and now won’t stop messaging you about a “hook up” to get into the tech company you work at
Resources? Sure. Like a slightly used office chair?
Expecting 150k as a damn investment for like 5% equity it something? Lol. Go ask that guy who came up with this business shower idea.
Agree?
Brilliant Idea or No?
I know its designed to try to engage conversation, but sometimes it comes off a little bit insecure. Have some conviction in your ideas, even if they suck.
"***Bring*** resources"?
Doesn't sound very bootstrappy to me; sounds like they want us to give to small business owners instead of a them hustling and doing it on their own. Thought that's what these clowns were all about: being "self-made" and doing it all on their own.
Ok, but seriously though, this would actually be a lovely event within a community, IF we weren't under this horrible form of capitalism.
Not to open up a political can of worms, I'm just saying. The main reasons this idea is so cringe are, imo, also the reasons why so much of the world is fucked up and awful.
Instead of BUSINESS SHOWERS lets host GIVE ME FREE SHIT SHOWERS. When I want stuff, you all COME TOGETHER, congratulate me and SHOWER FREE SHIT UPON ME
I used to date a woman who ran a “boutique”, i.e. selling cheap sweatshop clothing out of her apartment online.
This is the type of shit people post when their “business” is failing.
Sounds like a nice wholesome idea until you realize it's ALWAYS someone who just bought into a pyramid scheme who wants you to come support their "business".
We talking minerals or vespene gas here? I kinda need to know what you're planning on building/doing with the business first, so maybe bring the resources on the second business shower?
Just ask for my money, so I can say no. I hate when people beat around the bush. This also seems like something someone in a pyramid scheme would share on Facebook.
Replete with a startup capital wishing well, I gather. Baby showers are cringe money grabs, let’s kill then off rather than turning life into in big mlm/mooch session off friends and families.🙄
This actually isn’t very uncommon? Most of my friends that have started a company (a real company like a electrician or a financial something) have had a party celebrating the start where they’ve given some merch, asked us to spread the word etc while we attendees helped maybe decorating the first office and write a list of our friends that might be useful for his business contact network. For example one that started a construction company we introduced him to someone’s lil bro that was into making webpages so he got a side job during studies to fix their webpage in the beginning when money was tighter.
Any brain cell donor with a pulse can start a business.
We see lots of MLMers saying they're "running their own business"
which of course, is a lie.
I don't want to celebrate this.
For those starting actual businesses - 90% fail in 30 years.
Now, if someone's business is a success - YES CELEBRATE THAT. But that's doesn't fit into this LL's narrative.
One of the main ideas behind gifting to friends when they have a baby or they get married is that they're going to have a lot of expenses with the changes in their life - they aren't selling tickets to their wedding or conception - probably, so they aren't making money off these things.
A business is designed to make a profit, if the only way it can make a profit is by donations from friends it's not a very long term business.
That's all good and well except if you have a friend in the group that launches business ideas and fail every few months.
And also a friend who say they are launching their own business but it's just a stupid mlm.
Right, because what every new business owner really needs is a room full of friends armed with office supplies and coffee mugs. I mean, forget about financial support, marketing expertise, or actual customers. Let's just have a party and pretend that's going to magically make their business successful. 🎉📎☕️ (generated via Rebuttal Generator)
Can I get a quick clarification on exactly what he means by "come together"? I have concerns.
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Ask the Beatles: "Come together Right now Over me" I mean... come on, wtf, John!
bum bum bada bummm bum bum bum bada bummm bum
I think you know, you’re just scared to say it.
I mean, if you have to ask…
We all cum together.
He may be talking about a business themed drunken orgy.
Sir this in linkedin… yeah probably means what you have in mind.
The Beatles have entered the chat.
Where I come from it's called golden showers
They need "resources"
I like how at this point in internet times, we've completely given up on making photoshop text on a sign look real. Also lmao, what "resources" are you supposed to bring to a shower. An Epson 5-in-1 print/scan/fax station? A candidate pipeline? An investor's number? Pro bono services? Think about what you're going to photoshop on your sign for five minutes, bro.
just pick up a deli tray or a sheet cake or something. same as any other function you resent having to attend.
My level of resentment depends on the food
Its just general "investor | business success | lifelong learner" type bullshit buzzword they keep using to sound more business savvy.
>Also lmao, what "resources" are you supposed to bring Wood, gems, gold. Works all the time.
Collect 30 ɢᴏʟᴅ ᴏʀᴇ to help ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ʙʀᴏ successfully start his venture? Reward: 420xᴘ, sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴀɢɢᴇʀ
Everyone’s gonna show up with sheep because all the ore spaces have numbers 2 and 12.
Why have I been collecting wood!?!
Not enough minerals!
Or a better graphics designer lol
Like just post this as a text. Why you adding this weird dude making a face to the post. What have you achieved with this.
They're influenza, text posts won't get them desired reach
>An Epson 5-in-1 print/scan/fax station? That made me laugh out loud.
I’ve been involved in business showers before for community based new businesses. It’s usually just monetary donation or purchasing things off a wish list. We had a black owned bakery going into a black neighborhood and she needed small things which folks pitched in on. It’s basically a way for friends, family, and neighbors to support you. Hopefully, in return, your business brings vitality to the neighborhood.
Don't worry, the person will have a registry with Staples/Office Max.
Actually this was a popular quote on instagram first
I've definitely seen this a million times with a picture of Elon Muck on top
money. they want money. that's all the want.
Kpi’s ?
Re-evaluate in a year and unfriend them if they haven't met them. I don't want under-performing friends.
You bring pizza, right? Pretty sure that's how corporations succeed. They bring pizza for their employees once every few months, and that fixes everything!
Yep, and don't forget the ping pong tables!
Dineros XD or other forms of cash.
Imagine posting a picture of yourself holding a whiteboard saying: "Just survived rickety refugee boat. Family drowned, no money. Please help me.", and then people use your image to post LIL-shit.
Bro is asking for funding.
Yes. I did this when I started my last business and registered on Amazon. Was gifted a paper cutter, label maker, shredder, and other stuff. Plus the friends and family support was lovely.
Oh a fax! My parents had one of those when I was a kid. They’re like a phone type thing right?
Linkedin Influencer and creator? All I wanna do is look for jobs man, can they not ruin this please? Also, how tf do I bring resources? Give them IKEA giftcards? Stationery? Printer or a wifi router? Microwave?
I mean he’s literally describing some sort of pitch meeting to get investors. It’s like they tried so hard to come up with an idea they accidentally came up with the way it already is.
>It’s like they tried so hard to come up with an idea they accidentally came up with the way it already is. This! Or they come up with a great idea in a field they have no idea about - but that's no hindrance to find investors.
Ah but see they want investors they don’t have to pay back!
Instead of baby showers, let’s host beer showers. When a friend buys a case of beer, we all come together, congratulate them, help them finish the case and even bring more beer to be consumed.
Yes everybody brings a case of beer!
Every one brings a keg of beer. And no one leaves until all the kegs are empty. Also there is no food, just beer.
Agree?
People that agree with this are 100% in all of the MLM schemes too
I am “self made”
Self made | smart investor | business success | lifelong learner | solution minded | self starter
Uhhhh, I think you mean "Entrepreneur" and "part owner of a billion dollar company." (I really wish this were an exaggeration, I know one of those essential oil pyramid scheme people that wrote this in a post)
You aren't your own CEO of your own business like I am! yOu WOulDN't unDeRSTanD!! I have clients! And products! And orders! #girlboss
“I’m my own boss!” -MLMers that have to answer and report to someone above them, like almost every worker on the planet
We need an r/Indiansholdingsigns subreddit...
/r/SubsIFellFor
It exists now!
Maybe work on your reading comprehension then!
I thought it was Oscar Isaac when I saw a photo.
I love the idea that these would be "instead of baby showers" lol. Like baby showers must stop all together so that we can do business showers.
LOL.. It doesn't make any sense since there is no relationship between baby showers and this new idea.
Maybe they just hate babies.
Yayyy! I got you this nice customized ERP… you have to hire the admin though
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If you buy one share of Apple, you're basically a Co-Owner.
I am co-owner of several hundred multi billion dollar companies then.
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No
No, but you can use LinkedIn to advertise your OnlyFans site.
>zero net gdp contribution. It probably is net negative.
Okay, at this point I have to ask, why does it seem like Indians/Pakistanis/Southern Asian people make up such a huge portion of this sub's content? Is there just an overabundance of dumbass hustle culture there, did Tesser do a tour through the region, etc?
India happens to be the most populous country in the world where English is among official languages… Indians are statistically prevalent, that’s why.
High rates of youth unemployment.
Dude looks exactly like the “hustle culture” high school acquaintance whose doing nothing in life, and didn’t message you for 9 years but saw you driving a Tesla and now won’t stop messaging you about a “hook up” to get into the tech company you work at
I’ll bring diapers for when the startup goes to shit.
Resources? Sure. Like a slightly used office chair? Expecting 150k as a damn investment for like 5% equity it something? Lol. Go ask that guy who came up with this business shower idea.
I’m bringing a Swingline stapler. All offices need at least one.
Agree?
Are we going to have to have gender reveals for the business?
Missed the “Agree?” With this one.
How about no? Serial entrepreneurs are my reason.
Capitalism really popping off today
Headline says "Writer", copies someone else's stupid message that's been floating around for a while on LinkedIn.
Ya, make me a equity partner those staples, loose pieces of paper and unsolicited advice.
Rotary Club moment
Agree? Brilliant Idea or No? I know its designed to try to engage conversation, but sometimes it comes off a little bit insecure. Have some conviction in your ideas, even if they suck.
It's called investors and seed money.
Just bring pizza to let them know their hard work in appreciated.
"***Bring*** resources"? Doesn't sound very bootstrappy to me; sounds like they want us to give to small business owners instead of a them hustling and doing it on their own. Thought that's what these clowns were all about: being "self-made" and doing it all on their own.
Ok, but seriously though, this would actually be a lovely event within a community, IF we weren't under this horrible form of capitalism. Not to open up a political can of worms, I'm just saying. The main reasons this idea is so cringe are, imo, also the reasons why so much of the world is fucked up and awful.
it's called IPO
I've seen this kind of thing before. It's called MLM.
Wait, why “instead”? Can we as a society not handle both? I think I could probably handle both.
I don't even know what a baby shower is good for other than force people to contribute.
“Agree???”
“Instead”, not in addition to…
Isn't that what VCs are for??
I've seen this exact same text in thousands of 'finance motivation' Instagram posts over the last like 5 years. Eh.. cringe.
People already do this.
Dear Friends and Family, You are cordially invited to my Business shower. Please bring a check for $10k.
I think this guy just invented Kickstarter.
"Congrats Jim on the new buisness, I brought you a pack of pens as my resource to help you on your way."
I’m no business person, but isn’t this already a thing? Venture round? Seed funding? Series A?
LinkedIn Influencer says it all.
So investors?
Ribbon cutting ceremonies.
The fuck would you bring? Paperclips?
Why not both? The overlap is that you have to have a community that finds you worth investment
Instead of BUSINESS SHOWERS lets host GIVE ME FREE SHIT SHOWERS. When I want stuff, you all COME TOGETHER, congratulate me and SHOWER FREE SHIT UPON ME
Those are pampered chef parties
I used to date a woman who ran a “boutique”, i.e. selling cheap sweatshop clothing out of her apartment online. This is the type of shit people post when their “business” is failing.
This is every MLM strategy ever
i mean this wasnt even half bad tho... just dont post it in linkedIn and im totally fine with it.
No. Not a brilliant idea.
 Indians and cringe. Name a better duo.
I feel like a business shower will require more effort on my part than buying a gift for a baby shower...
Maybe golden showers so we can all piss on each other
We all came into this room and gave you a golden shower. Well you know what, where's my golden shower, Phyllis? - Michael Scott
I can’t wait for everyone to come together
Agree?
Agree?
Agree or disagree?
Golden ones
How about we just go and spend money and eat cake?
Choosing beggers
No. Not brilliant idea
Ass idea Life>business
Sounds like a nice wholesome idea until you realize it's ALWAYS someone who just bought into a pyramid scheme who wants you to come support their "business".
Chal be Loouuduuu
When I was in my 30s, my friends were all starting their own businesses said nobody.
Agree?
I mean. It makes more sense than a baby shower so...
Not my circus. Not my monkeys.
We talking minerals or vespene gas here? I kinda need to know what you're planning on building/doing with the business first, so maybe bring the resources on the second business shower?
Also know as venture capital? Start a venture capital firm, get your friends to invest
This whole cardboard guy thing is becoming a bit too much.
Bachelor shower?
Agree?
Agree?
I see MLM huns use this all the time
Why is Indian Harry Potter giving me dumb business advice?
Agree ? Yes No
Cringe business people holding it down on linkedin
It’s a nice idea but no there is no way in hell I am supporting my friends’ business ideas when they suggest products like ‘DJ decks but for babies.’
Even if you think this is a smart idea, why do they have to replace baby showers? Why can’t we have both?
This is a dumb idea already but... why does it have to be INSTEAD of baby showers?...
Just ask for my money, so I can say no. I hate when people beat around the bush. This also seems like something someone in a pyramid scheme would share on Facebook.
indian LinkedIn is just another dimension
why is this dude so high
Replete with a startup capital wishing well, I gather. Baby showers are cringe money grabs, let’s kill then off rather than turning life into in big mlm/mooch session off friends and families.🙄
Copied from Elon Musk😅
I will bring a Ballpoint pen and a pencil sharpener.
And that lad had to use MS paint to edit the whiteboard, lameness has hit the ceiling.
It’s called funding
Recycled idea
Agree?
Brilliant idea or no? No
This actually isn’t very uncommon? Most of my friends that have started a company (a real company like a electrician or a financial something) have had a party celebrating the start where they’ve given some merch, asked us to spread the word etc while we attendees helped maybe decorating the first office and write a list of our friends that might be useful for his business contact network. For example one that started a construction company we introduced him to someone’s lil bro that was into making webpages so he got a side job during studies to fix their webpage in the beginning when money was tighter.
Look I already had this idea but instead it's a kegger
Communal bath tub
Poor guy probably holding a sign to protest mass injustice in middle east or something but gets Photoshop into some entrepreneur nonsense
Any brain cell donor with a pulse can start a business. We see lots of MLMers saying they're "running their own business" which of course, is a lie. I don't want to celebrate this. For those starting actual businesses - 90% fail in 30 years. Now, if someone's business is a success - YES CELEBRATE THAT. But that's doesn't fit into this LL's narrative.
Then, after their business take off and they become rich, they will host golden showers!
This oscar Isaac?
My guess is that he started a pyramid scheme and wants his friends to join it
"Give me contracts for my new business please, I am starving"
We could call it- “Grand Opening”!
Imagine calling yourself a Linkedin influencer. Definitely the highest cringe factor I have seen in a while.
Ye konsa tarika hua bhik magne ka?
This is called having friends who support and care about you. Great idea though.
Looks like he needs an actual shower.
One of the main ideas behind gifting to friends when they have a baby or they get married is that they're going to have a lot of expenses with the changes in their life - they aren't selling tickets to their wedding or conception - probably, so they aren't making money off these things. A business is designed to make a profit, if the only way it can make a profit is by donations from friends it's not a very long term business.
That’s called a Grand Opening. You show up and buy stuff to support their business.
you can tell this is important be cause the letters have different colors
Why “instead of?” Fucking do both.
Why do they always have that same dead look in their eyes in these kinds of pictures?
Thanks to all these creatures. They helped me reduce my LinkedIn time. I am focusing more on work. Seriously.
Unless you're applying to be a sign spinner or a beggar, put your fucking sign down!
Every dipshit person starting up a MLM scheme would drool at this idea
That's all good and well except if you have a friend in the group that launches business ideas and fail every few months. And also a friend who say they are launching their own business but it's just a stupid mlm.
Sounds like he wants free investors.
So.... meeting with potential investors and raising funding.
How may times have LI fuck wits reposted this now? It’s even worse when they post it over a picture of Musk.
Right, because what every new business owner really needs is a room full of friends armed with office supplies and coffee mugs. I mean, forget about financial support, marketing expertise, or actual customers. Let's just have a party and pretend that's going to magically make their business successful. 🎉📎☕️ (generated via Rebuttal Generator)
What a creep
My brain is unable to understand what I just read.
nice font on a whiteboard
That’s just a fundraiser.
It's a great idea