Big Red Car here enjoying the lovely, sunny, warm ATX yet once again.
So, I’m talking to four different founder/CEOs and one of the says, “I’m a first time CEO.”
To which the Big Red Car responds, “And so?”
“So, I really don’t know what I am doing,” sayeth the first time CEO.
To which replies the Big Red Car, “So what?” Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Hope all is well in your world.
In the history of The Musings of the Big Red Car, the most popular post ever was one on the design of compensation packages for C level executives and senior management. It get quite a few hits every day.
Here is an instant replay of that post plus the later posts which broke down the employment agreement provisions. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. OK, OK — great day in the ATX, all that stuff. Sheesh!
The world needs a killer use case to really take notice of a new technology or to allow an existing technology to explode.
This is the challenge for bitcoin, as an example. No killer use case. Yet.
The killer use case for the Internet was, arguably, email. I don’t care what you do or where you go on the Internet — email is going with you. Continue reading
Big Red Car here watching the meltdown in the Asian markets. Yawn! Oh, excuse me, I almost fell asleep. Sorry.
There are two days that don’t mean anything to us — yesterday and tomorrow.
Not suggesting you disregard them; they are, in fact, very important days but their older sister, TODAY, is way more important and lovely.
Let me tell you why. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Bit of the usual wonderfulness in the ATX, as usual. Yawn.
On Earth as it is in Texas.
So, the Big Red Car is reading some of his favorite blogs and stumbles on this little gem.
If you are an entrepreneur, a founder, a CEO, a young person just starting out — listen to this, watch this. Know you are not alone. But, now, you can know the secret of life. Continue reading
Big Red Car here on a slightly cloudy Saturday in the otherwise perfect ATX. On Earth as it is in Texas!
So the Big Red Car is bored. He mentioned that to a very cute Mercedes convertible, lovely white model — 1984 beauty. The Big Red Car has a thing for vintage steel.
Very original and parked in the shade. On a hot Texas day, you want some shade. [That’s an original paint job, y’all. All original.] Continue reading
Big Red Car here in yet another glorious Texas summer day. Ahhh, on Earth as it is in Texas. Sure, it’s going to be 100F today but so what?
The Big Red Car is struck by the parallels between startups and political campaigns.
Particularly on the subject of “earned media content.” Continue reading
Big Red Car here in the fabulous ATX. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all!
So The Boss is talking to one of his brilliant CEOs and they get on the issue of what powers a CEO has and where they are derived from.
It is an interesting chat because the CEO is a new CEO and is feeling his way along a familiar path that The Boss has seen many times before.
You do not “receive” power, you “take” power. [OK, that’s it for today, folks. Take the rest of the day off. Haha, Big Red Car, you’re a jokester.] Continue reading
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