Chris Nuttall

Snowman’s VC meltdown

December 21, 2006
by Chris Nuttall

Snowman_clipart_5 The Christmas cards decking the San Francisco bureau are cheering up the place and hiding the usual clutter, but we have also been receiving our fair share of carbon-neutral electronic seasonal greetings.

There seems to be a gaming trend this year: Activision’s e-card features a penguin that moves according to keyboard arrows to catch games and avoid deadly snowflakes, while Amadeus Capital invites you to mix and match the faces of members of its team.

The team at Blabbermouth public relations will sing you a blah-blah Christmas, but the best e-card so far comes from VC firm Blueprint Ventures with their continuing adventures of Gary Snoman.

This year, Gary discovers that the venture capital business isn’t quite the champagne-swilling playboy lifestyle he imagined. Not always, at least.

Chris Nuttall, San Francisco

December 21st, 2006 in Games, Internet | Permalink

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