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A Gig, a Product, a Job, a Career, a Profession (The Leadership Series)

Big Red Car — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:10:13 +0000

Big Red Car here. The Boss is still up skiing in Steamboat. Snow is still pouring down and I am starting to feel just a bit sorry for myself. I have been cooped up all week since Sunday and am getting a bit anxious. I want to get out and run. My job, my work, […]

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Honor

Big Red Car — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:57:54 +0000

Big Red Car here. So, The Boss is in Steamboat Springs skiing. Snow is falling like crazy. He sent me a couple of pictures. Wow, that is some real snow! Somebody is going to have a White Christmas! Let It Snow, Let It Snow Click on the picture and take a look at how much […]

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Aviate, Navigate, Communicate — crisis management (The Leadership Series)

Big Red Car — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:50:48 +0000

Big Red Car here. So The Boss is up skiing in Steamboat Springs in Colorado. I wonder what is going to happen with Colorado and the legalization of marijuana. I don’t see The Boss smoking any weed, but who knows. Away from home and all, eh? The kids are all going to be up there […]

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Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than being in the air and wishing you were on the ground

Big Red Car — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:27:48 +0000

Big Red Car here. So the other day The Boss and I head out to Georgetown, Texas to shoot a few “touch n goes” to keep the flying skills sharp. I listened to him and a buddy talk about flying and business and how they are related. You young entrepreneurs, listen up. Some good stuff […]

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Greensleeves and the Spirit of Christmas

Big Red Car — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:35:05 +0000

Big Red Car here. Ahh, the sound of my favorite Christmas song. A nice can of 10W40 and a roaring fire. The Yule Log dancing with orange flames. Let the sweet sounds soothe you. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards – Greensleeves instrumentalmap :: {skin:’black’, width:50, volume:0.3, autoplay:true, showVolumeLevel:true, showTime:true, showRew:true, downloadable:false} So it’s getting to […]

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The Estate Tax, an Odious and Confiscatory Tax

Big Red Car — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:20:08 +0000

Big Red Car here. So I was listening in on The Boss’s recent meeting with a lawyer over lunch the other day. Nice salad at the new Austin Java on Windsor in west Austin. So here is what I learned. The Boss does not like the estate tax and calls it an odious and confiscatory […]

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Startup Entrepreneurs, Safeguard Your Valuables

Big Red Car — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:01:29 +0000

Big Red Car here. The Boss was up early this morning meeting with a young entrepreneur who was in the midst of a startup. They got to talking about how difficult it was to raise money and to get his idea to market. Nice young guy full of piss and vinegar. Going to be a […]

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Innovation — how it is supposed to work

Big Red Car — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:27:10 +0000

Big Red Car here. So The Boss is out having a coffee. Early riser likes to have a coffee for a meeting early in the morning because when the coffee is over he can scoot if he wants. So I hear him talking about this article in The Atlantic. Read this article. The author, Kathryn […]

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The Fiscal Cliff II

Big Red Car — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:16:38 +0000

Big Red Car here. So yesterday, we learned that the Fiscal Cliff is not a new bar in South Austin. But, really what the Hell is it? What’s really going on here? Tax increases and a few small spending cuts Sure we know it’s a bunch of expiring tax rates which create tax increases while […]

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The Fiscal Cliff

Big Red Car — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:19:04 +0000

Big Red Car here. So yesterday, I am over at Green Mesquite Barbecue at the corner of Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road and a cute little Mercedes convertible howdies me and asks: “Hey, Big Red Car, do you know where I can find the Fiscal Cliff?” So I’m thinking — is that a new […]

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