A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

From the dictionary

VENTURE CAPITALIST

n.A gambler distinguished from the ordinary kind by playing with other people's pensions.

A suited devil offers a bag of money to a smiling founder while an investor clutches a piggy bank beneath a rising valuation chart.
The illustrated dictionary VENTURE CAPITALIST
A connected train of thought

  1. Finance & Startups

    BANKER n.

    One who lends what did not exist and forecloses upon what does.

  2. Corporate Speak

    OWNERSHIP n.

    Responsibility bestowed without the vulgar accompaniment of power.

  3. Consulting & Transformation

    CONSULTANT n.

    One who learns your business from your employees and recommends it back to you in slides.