Big Red Car here, the A/C crisis dealt with. Which brings me to the dangers of missionary work in the startup world.
Historically, there have been drawbacks to being a missionary. If you fail to convert the audience, they may turn on you.
In the startup world, there are two areas, in particular, in which a founder/CEO/entrepreneur should resist the temptation to do missionary work – meaning attempting to fully convert the audience.
Big Red Car here on a lovely, young Saturday morning waiting for the A/C guy and the plumber, which, of course, brings me to the issue of the Twentieth Century Fox feeding frenzy.
For those keeping score at home, Twentieth Century Fox is being pursued by a couple of companies to acquire it. Right now, Mickey Mouse is the anointed winner.
The potential acquirers were: The Disney Company and Comcast.
My name is Mickey and I want to buy Twentieth Century Fox, y’all.
As I said, right now, Mickey is in the lead, but Fox can receive and consider new bids and new bidders.
Jack Dorsey is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Twitter and Square.
Sun is just coming up over Austin By God Texas, delivering on the promise of another spectacular sunny, summer masterpiece, y’all. On Earth as it is in Texas!
From time to time, there are those who have taken issue with Jack Dorsey’s dual roles as CEO of both Twitter and Square. Hard to believe, actually, but let’s take a look at the most important report card – RESULTS.
Name’s Jack, Jack Dorsey, and I co-founded Twitter and Square. Now, I’m the CEO of both of them. You have a problem with that?
[This is a guy named by 24/7 Wall Street in 2017 as one of the Worst CEOs in America, following on the heels of Fox News similarly picking him as the #4 Worst CEO of 2016. TechCrunch picked him as the Founder of the Year 2012. More importantly, Forbes picked him as the World’s Most Eligible Bachelor 2013. Guy’s been on a roll!]
China, tariffs, trade war – hello, America!
Big Red Car here on a gloriously sunny Thursday contemplating recent developments in regard to China, tariffs, and a trade war.
China is a bad actor and has been for years. They have been stealing American technology – both from an espionage perspective and an industrial/commercial perspective – for half a century.
But, it is not just the “big stuff” like software, hardware and military gear.
If you are going to be the King of the Jungle, you have to act like a lion.
So, the Big Red Car flew back to North Korea with the El Supremo of NK, Kim Jong-un on the heels of his historic summit with President Trump in Singapore.
“Wow, that Donald Trump is a whirlwind. We are going into the beachfront condo development business together. What is that?”
Reading, Big Red Car?
Big Red Car here on a coolish, slightly sunny morning in the ATX. The sun is late on station this morning.
I have been reading the Ron Chernow book on Grant.
This book is 1,000 pages and has small print. I am halfway through. It is a little dog eared from trips to Savannah, Miramar Beach, Phoenix, Charlotte. Until finished, it is my constant travel companion. I try to read 15-60 minutes every night. I WILL finish this book this month.
Big Red Car here on a lovely sunny Sunday morning to discuss a somber subject. Suicide.
We never really know what demons another person is wrestling with. I have come to realize that everybody has their demons. Nobody is demon free.
Washington DC is filled to overflowing with classified information, classified information which continues to regularly appear in the media from the New York Times to the Washington Post to the Internet news sites. It is an epidemic.
It is a crime (Sec 793 of the Espionage Act lays it out) to reveal classified information.
1. Reveal national defense information to someone who is not cleared to receive it — gets you a fine plus up to 10 years in prison.
2. If you “steal” that information, you get 10 years and a fine.
3. If the information is classified and pertinent to US or foreign communications intel activities – means and methods – yep, 10 years and a fine.
4. If you obtain access to classified info by means of computer access without authorization or beyond the authorization you hold, you get 10 years plus a fine.
5. If you disclose the identity of a covert agent (of any part of the government), directly or indirectly, you get 15 years plus a fine.
6. If you lie to the FBI or obstruct a criminal investigation about classified information, you can be sentenced from 5 to 20 years in prison.
This is some serious stuff; and, yet, it happens all the time.
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