Venture Capital, Renewable Energy, and an Amusing Moment in Time

I had an amusing experience the other day that I thought I’d share. I was making a phone call to the administrative assistant of a senior partner in a venture capital firm, trying to squeeze in a moment to make a pitch for a certain client whose clean energy solution I happen to favor. A woman picked up the phone and said, “This is April, may I help you?”

I said, “Yes, April, you may. But first, let me tell you that what you just said was the first sentence I’ve ever heard that used two consecutive months of the year – consecutively in the sentence: April and May.”

“Oh my goodness!” she exclaimed. I’ve been saying that for years and never noticed.”

“All right!” I responded. “Now, if you want to set a record that will probably never be broken, here’s a suggestion. When you hire yourself an assistant, hold out for one named June. Then you can say, ‘This is April, may June, my assistant, or I help you?’ Offhand, I can’t think of a way to get ‘March’ in front of all this, but if I think of one, I promise to let you know.”

We had a good laugh about it.