06/8/13

Size Matters

Big Red Car here.  Nice cooooooooooooooool night but WTF about this humidity?  Almost 80% — that’s like freakin’ Houston.  Houston, we’ve got a problem!  Haha, Big Red Car, you are starting early today.  Cut the crap, Big Red Car and get on with today’s story.

So the house sitter runs the snot out of the Big Red Car last night but almost forgets to fill me up with gas — petrol to you Brits.  The kid forgets to gas me up.  The Boss is going to hear about this, you can bet on it.  I limp into the gas station and finally get filled up after the kid finally finds my gas tank behind the license plate.  Where do they get these kids from?

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06/7/13

Company Culture — Clear Definition

Big Red Car here.  OK, Old Sport, summer is here.  Going to have a few isolated thunderstorms today and then it is going to to be hot, hot, hot for the rest of June.  Oh, I love summer!  Summer in the ATX!  On Earth as it is in Austin, Texas!

So, let’s get back on the Company Culture rant and today we are going to talk about the notion of Clear Definition.  WTF, Big Red Car, what is that?

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06/6/13

The C Level Employment Agreement — Change of Control Provision

Big Red Car here.  Nice weather in the ATX and that house sitter has been running the snot out of my here for the last couple of days.  Oh, a Big Red Car, loves to have the snot run out of it.  Eeehaw!

So we need to chat a bit about the implications of change of control in a startup or small company.  Delicate subject to be sure.

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06/6/13

D-Day

Big Red Car here.  Things are going well in the ATX, as usual.  On Earth as it is in Texas!

Today is a solemn day, the observance of the American led attack from England on the beaches of Normandy.  The Allies had prepared long and hard — a huge startup effort — to land on the mainland of Europe and to expel the German invaders.

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06/4/13

The C Level Employment Agreement — Severance Package

Big Red Car here.  The weather in the ATX could not possibly be or get better.  It is 70F this morning and the sky is clear.  CAVU — ceiling and visibility unlimited.

On Earth as it is in Texas.  [Well, it’s likely going to be inching close to 95F today, so let’s pick our poison carefully.  Haha, Big Red Car, you are a card.]

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