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The Night Before Christmas: A Start-Up Nightmare Unveiled

Jack Moore
4 min readNov 2, 2023

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In a daring and unconventional move, Jack Skellington, the infamous Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, attempted to disrupt the Holiday marketplace by launching his own Christmas product. Skellington’s audacious venture, however, quickly unraveled into a cautionary tale of misguided ambition, legal entanglements, and a corporate culture gone awry.

The Misguided Mission

Skellington, with little-to-no prior background in Christmas spirit and its intricate workings, decided to launch his version of Christmas, a move many in the tech world are calling the most poorly executed product rollout since the Metaverse.

“The CEO spent a scary amount of time trying to figure out that he needed a hat,” one employee revealed, highlighting the lack of preparation and understanding that went into this ill-fated endeavor.

Now its founder, Jack Skellington, faces a court date for his role in the company’s mismanagement and disregard for safety regulations.

The Culture of Confusion

The now infamous picture of Jack in his makeshift Santa Claus outfit serves as a stark reminder of the misguided culture that permeated the company. The image, which has since gone viral, depicts a skeletal figure clad in a red suit, a…

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Jack Moore
Jack Moore

Written by Jack Moore

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