Good morning, All, and the list is six months old now! Yes, it’s still in its nasciency, but I really am serious about the question above. I’ve posted it to the SOS linkedin group, and if anyone has an answer or wants to venture a guess, informed or not, post it there or email me. All answers are welcome and will be read. You can even feel free to think of it, if you’d like, in the spirit of the Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational, which asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting or changing one letter and supply a new definition. This year’s winner: Cashtration (n): the act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.

Although my favorite was Sarchasm (n) the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.

We may even read the best answers – provided you all respond – at the next Salon, coming in March, and those present get to vote on the best answer. Winner gets a free drink, courtesy of SOS. If the winner isn’t present that evening, well, we’ll figure it out, so out of towners/staters/overseas members, don’t be shy.

Since we’ve hit something of a landmark, we’re also reposting some of the original submissions and as always, help is on the way…

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Good morning, All, and thought we’d give some lead time here. The Bootstrapper Summit is coming up in NYC April 1 (www.bootstrappersummit.com). Registration is now open and New York Entrepreneur Week tickets go on sale this Friday. If you’re coming in from out of town – or not – the NYC share-a-cab pilot program starts this Friday (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/nyregion/22taxis.html) and of course, there’s already a share-a-cab yahoo and google group – and a FB fan page. Really, does Heloise have anything on me? C’mon.

And now, help is on the way…

Hi, All, and if you don’t want your cell phone bills run up by telemarketers, don’t forget to register your number with the Do Not Call Registry https://www.donotcall.gov/

One more thing – we’ve gotten a few emails asking for recommendations for people to speak on various panels. Always happy to suggest and oblige, and you might also want to post to the list. We’re sure the membership might have suggestions and we’ll fess up: we often do recommend people on this list, wherever and whenever we can. You know who you are, and why not? The idea is to help and support and maybe even promote each other.

As always, help is on the way…

Good morning, All, and a request to those of you on the list who post paid workshops you’re organizing or are otherwise affiliated with: please be mindful of the fact that many of the entrepreneurs on this list are startups and/or students. We’re happy to post for you, but simply request that you offer a discount to SOS list members and much appreciated. Yes, there is one posted below, and since we’ve never made this request before, we’re posting it as submitted. This time.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled program…

On March 18, the iBreakfast and iEvening are launching Job Generation, a new program that turns the start-up pitching concept on its head. Instead of entrepreneurs asking gray-haired executives for funding, those same executives are now asking the young kids for jobs – while profit-driven venture capitalists assist as matchmakers.

The goals of this real-world exercise are to generate jobs and grow companies. ‘Job Generation’ also alludes to the pressing need for two generations to come together if the US is to remain competitive globally; for young entrepreneurs with great ideas to be mashed up with senior executives with business experience. Think Google, which might have been nothing more than a couple of smart guys with a cool algorithm had it not been for the arrival of Eric Schmidt.

Job Generation accelerates the kickstarting process by giving senior executives an opportunity to showcase their talents while also giving start-ups a forum to get feedback from experienced business people. It’s a sort of ‘Shark Tank’ in reverse, where the kids with their new ideas have the power, and the seniors have to do the asking.

(And yes, you do have to be home by 1 am and I don’t care if you just got $10 million in funding. A curfew is a curfew. And make your bed!)

Whatever. See www.ibreakfast.com for details and for your SOS list member 30% discount, email sos@ibreakfast.com. Hope to see you there!

Until then, help is on the way…