Contestants Tagged for Elimination
Joel starts with Debbie and asks her to pinpoint two members she feels should go. Debbie targets herself for being the leader who let everyone down and Carly for her nervousness.
Carly targets herself for the way she presented herself and for “messing up the team.”
Charles starts off with being surprised that “everyone was so cool” and wished that he had been able to maintain the mentality of “screw them.” He continues to say though that “they are all nice people” and then targets himself for not speaking up at points he could have. Joel is not convinced that Charles believes he deserves to be eliminated and thinks Charles is “taking the bullet” to be “a nice guy.”
Christine bases her decision on the task and names Carly for her unassertiveness and Debbie for not showing good leadership.
Nico first chooses Carly and says she was a “non factor.” His second choice is Thor Schrock for his pushiness while working with the group. He ends his comments though commending Thor for his excellent presentation skills for the group.
Thor targets Debbie for not being a leader and Carly because she did not bring much to the challenge. Thor continues his explanations by defending himself and says “it is difficult in a pressure situation to not step on toes or count on the other person understanding that you don’t want to step on their toes, that you are just trying to get this done.”
Joel Comm’s Closing Critique and Observations
Joel warns Thor about his communication style. He tells Thor, “…that tongue, you have got to get it under control.” He states that Thor will be more persuasive and he sees a lot of promise in Thor.
He then tells Christine he knows she has to be strong and has a fire in her. He also sees the same fire in Carly. Joel especially sees a “ball of fire” in Debbie. But because her leadership did not bring the group together, there was continued uncertainty in her group even during their presentation, and a lack of enthusiasm on her team for their topic, she is targeted for elimination.
Between Christine and Carly, Joel feels Christine would continue bringing cohesiveness to the team and then targets Carly for elimination..
But this is not the end of the road. Joel explains that in the internet world, when a new website is created, it does not get immediately indexed but is placed in a holding period. He continues to tell Debbie Ducic and Carly Taylor that they will be put into a Sandbox, a holding area.
They can particpate in learning from the next guest speaker but not participate in any of the challenges. He further explains the “Sandbox” is a waiting period until such a time that they will be given the opportunity to redeem themselves.
With a thank you for their hard work, Joel then dismisses the group from the COMMplex.
Contestant’s Thoughts..
Steve Schuitt says that although it is Day One, he wishes he could be home relaxing because he is not use to the stress and pressure of the competition.
All Next Internet Millionaire Episode Summaries provided by Alisande Chan and used with permission of the NIM Producers.