A recent viral meme that was made popular by Vemma sheeple was the "Dropout"Lamborghini Aventador
The intent from Vemma sheeple is to ridicule school, and how Vemma is going to change the lives of the young people participating in it.
But what's the *real* story about the DROPOUT Lambo?
The Lambo is real. It belongs to Phil Karl, CEO of LiveProfile. This is the 2014 Red Aventador LP720. On Phil Karl's Facebook page there's a photo of his older 2012 Yellow Aventador LP700 with the same DROPOUT vanity plate.
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And here's a current one, almost the same profile:
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| Hyundai SantaFe with "Scholar" Vanity plate, and Lamborghini Aventador LP720 with "Dropout"vanity plate via Flickr circa 2013 |
But what's the *real* story about the DROPOUT Lambo?
The Lambo is real. It belongs to Phil Karl, CEO of LiveProfile. This is the 2014 Red Aventador LP720. On Phil Karl's Facebook page there's a photo of his older 2012 Yellow Aventador LP700 with the same DROPOUT vanity plate.
And here's a current one, almost the same profile:
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| Dropout! (Photo credit: Derek Walker Photo (Derk Photography)) |
So what's the story? Phil Karl really did go to college, according to the same Facebook page... "New York Institute of Technology" in fact:
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Furthermore, here's an entry that says Phil Karl got Bachelors (Art and Science) magna cum laude in both Business and Computer Science.
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Furthermore he's a true entrepreneur, having started multiple TECH (not network marketing!) startups in the past several years.
So no, I don't know why he chose "DropOut" as his vanity plate. There's a story behind it, and if you are Phil Karl, let me know what's the real story behind the plate, so we can get the real word out there, not this crazy Internet meme that is being abused by people to further their own agenda.
UPDATE (16-FEB-2014): A friend of Phil Karl replied that Mr. Karl did drop out of school... He dropped out of HIGH SCHOOL.
But he finished College. Michael Dell or Steve Jobs or even Bill Gates... or Mark Zuckerberg did not.
But they're in tech. Not NM. And they CREATED some of the BIGGEST TECH COMPANIES.
If you drop out of school for network marketing, you're just a salesperson, no matter what sort of title you slap on yourself. (Unless you run a tool scam like Shawn Dahl's mother-in-law).
So yes, Mr. Karl's a dropout, but he's a college graduate. Don't be stupid and drop out of college to be a salesperson.
Furthermore, here's an entry that says Phil Karl got Bachelors (Art and Science) magna cum laude in both Business and Computer Science.
Furthermore he's a true entrepreneur, having started multiple TECH (not network marketing!) startups in the past several years.
So no, I don't know why he chose "DropOut" as his vanity plate. There's a story behind it, and if you are Phil Karl, let me know what's the real story behind the plate, so we can get the real word out there, not this crazy Internet meme that is being abused by people to further their own agenda.
UPDATE (16-FEB-2014): A friend of Phil Karl replied that Mr. Karl did drop out of school... He dropped out of HIGH SCHOOL.
But he finished College. Michael Dell or Steve Jobs or even Bill Gates... or Mark Zuckerberg did not.
But they're in tech. Not NM. And they CREATED some of the BIGGEST TECH COMPANIES.
If you drop out of school for network marketing, you're just a salesperson, no matter what sort of title you slap on yourself. (Unless you run a tool scam like Shawn Dahl's mother-in-law).
So yes, Mr. Karl's a dropout, but he's a college graduate. Don't be stupid and drop out of college to be a salesperson.
