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| − | + | {{comic | |
| − | + | | number = 827 | |
| + | | date = November 29, 2010 | ||
| + | | title = My Business Idea | ||
| + | | image = my_business_idea.png | ||
| + | | titletext = We didn't believe you at first, but we asked like three people who were at that party. They not only corroborated your story, but even said you totally mentioned wanting to start a company someday. Sorry! If this isn't enough money, let us know. | ||
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| − | + | ==Explanation== | |
| − | + | {{incomplete|The article doesn't explain the reference to House of Leaves. (the article itself is also pretty small, it should be longer). No not remove this tag too soon.}} | |
| − | + | Many people have shared [[Cueball]]'s experience of seeing someone else make a profit from an idea that they themselves had. This comic plays with the thought of what would happen if {{w|intellectual property}} thinking was taken to an extreme, and if companies or people were keener on "setting things right" than money. | |
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| − | [[ | + | In reality, having a great idea alone, of course, does not create a profitable business; there must generally be an enormous amount of effort put in to create a business from scratch, popularize it, and keep it standing. Having done none of this, Cueball would probably not deserve close to the "30% cut" he claims even if intellectual property did work the way it is presented here. Multiplying $20,000,000 by 30% gives $6,000,000, which would be a lot of cash for doing nothing but having an idea and telling it to someone. |
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| − | + | The delivery address is to Ash Tree Lane, and as shown in [[472: House of Pancakes]], Randall knows how to mess with people who've read {{w|House of Leaves}}. | |
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| − | + | The title text is an extension of the comic with increasingly extreme thinking. | |
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| − | + | ==Transcript== | |
| − | + | :[Cueball is sitting at his desk, pointing at his laptop.] | |
| − | + | :Cueball: Dude! I had this idea like five years ago, and some company just got rich doing it! - I want my cut. | |
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| − | + | :[Cueball starts typing.] | |
| − | + | :Person off-screen: That's not how it works. | |
| − | + | :Cueball: Sure it is. I'm applying for my share now. | |
| − | + | :Person: Wait, what? | |
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| − | [ | + | :[A browser window with the title 'Department of Ideas'. It has a series of text boxes.] |
| − | + | :Date you had the idea: | |
| − | + | ::Like five years ago. | |
| − | + | :Proof you had it: | |
| − | + | ::I told my friend Mike - you can ask him! I was all "you know what would make a great business idea?" and he was all... | |
| − | + | :Their profit so far: | |
| − | + | ::$20,000,000 | |
| − | + | :Share you deserve (be fair!): | |
| − | + | ::[Drop-down.] | |
| − | + | :::25% | |
| − | + | :::'''30%''' | |
| − | + | :::35% | |
| − | + | :Mailing address: | |
| − | + | ::137 Ash Tree Ln | |
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| − | + | :[Cueball still at the laptop, above him is a SUBMIT button, and it shows a pointing hand cursor.] | |
| − | + | :CLICK | |
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| − | [ | + | :[Last panel set slightly lower than the rest.] |
| − | + | :[Cueball is in front of an open box full of cash, with cash in his hand. A FedEx delivery guy is on the other side of the box with his PDA and pen.] | |
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| − | [[ | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | + | This comic was originally called [[827: Business Idea]], but Randall renamed it on 11:35 AM UTC to resolve a conflict on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. The conflict was created when he released the comic [[1721: Business Idea]] around five years after this comic's release because both comics shared the same name and filename. This is the third time Randall has released a comic with a [[:Category:Comics sharing name|name exactly the same]] as a previous comic. | |
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Revision as of 02:30, 24 July 2023
| My Business Idea |
 Title text: We didn't believe you at first, but we asked like three people who were at that party. They not only corroborated your story, but even said you totally mentioned wanting to start a company someday. Sorry! If this isn't enough money, let us know. |
Explanation
|
This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: The article doesn't explain the reference to House of Leaves. (the article itself is also pretty small, it should be longer). No not remove this tag too soon. If you can address this issue, please edit the page! Thanks. |
Many people have shared Cueball's experience of seeing someone else make a profit from an idea that they themselves had. This comic plays with the thought of what would happen if intellectual property thinking was taken to an extreme, and if companies or people were keener on "setting things right" than money.
In reality, having a great idea alone, of course, does not create a profitable business; there must generally be an enormous amount of effort put in to create a business from scratch, popularize it, and keep it standing. Having done none of this, Cueball would probably not deserve close to the "30% cut" he claims even if intellectual property did work the way it is presented here. Multiplying $20,000,000 by 30% gives $6,000,000, which would be a lot of cash for doing nothing but having an idea and telling it to someone.
The delivery address is to Ash Tree Lane, and as shown in 472: House of Pancakes, Randall knows how to mess with people who've read House of Leaves.
The title text is an extension of the comic with increasingly extreme thinking.
Transcript
- [Cueball is sitting at his desk, pointing at his laptop.]
- Cueball: Dude! I had this idea like five years ago, and some company just got rich doing it! - I want my cut.
- [Cueball starts typing.]
- Person off-screen: That's not how it works.
- Cueball: Sure it is. I'm applying for my share now.
- Person: Wait, what?
- [A browser window with the title 'Department of Ideas'. It has a series of text boxes.]
- Date you had the idea:
- Like five years ago.
- Proof you had it:
- I told my friend Mike - you can ask him! I was all "you know what would make a great business idea?" and he was all...
- Their profit so far:
- $20,000,000
- Share you deserve (be fair!):
- [Drop-down.]
- 25%
- 30%
- 35%
- [Drop-down.]
- Mailing address:
- 137 Ash Tree Ln
- [Cueball still at the laptop, above him is a SUBMIT button, and it shows a pointing hand cursor.]
- CLICK
- [Last panel set slightly lower than the rest.]
- [Cueball is in front of an open box full of cash, with cash in his hand. A FedEx delivery guy is on the other side of the box with his PDA and pen.]
Trivia
This comic was originally called 827: Business Idea, but Randall renamed it on 11:35 AM UTC to resolve a conflict on xkcd.com. The conflict was created when he released the comic 1721: Business Idea around five years after this comic's release because both comics shared the same name and filename. This is the third time Randall has released a comic with a name exactly the same as a previous comic.
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The delivery address is to Ash Tree Lane. As shown in 472, Randall knows how to mess with people who've read House of Leaves. Subtle references are probably worse (better?) than the blatant, full-fat parody of 472. 80.42.206.232 23:46, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
As I read it, the idea is to have a website where people who claim to have thought of something first would be able to submit 'claims' (for whatever they are worth, if anything). Cueball would get rich monetizing this sure-to-be-a-hit website. Mountain Hikes (talk) 09:09, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
I had this idea for a website just like that! Has anybody made it yet so I can mooch off them? Profits will be big. Klyxm (talk) 03:42, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
