Big Red Car here in the rainy ATX. It is a wet, green world here. On the green Earth as it is in green Texas!
The other day, The Boss was mumbling.
He had read something that caught his attention.
Inspiration is for amateurs; professionals strap in, get to work and grind it out. Continue reading
Big Red Car here in the beautiful ATX. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, we have a day like today and a day like yesterday.
On Earth as it is in Texas!
Hiring is one of the things about building a great startup that is alluded to with a backhanded swipe of the founders’ hands.
It is an essential consideration. [Do tell, Big Red Car. Give us more, please.] Continue reading
Big Red Car here in the glorious ATX – bit cloudy today, y’all. But it will burn off soon.
So The Boss is talking to a few of the new class of TechStars Austin folks. This is his second semester of assisting as a mentor. He enjoys doing it.
Big Red Car here. Wow, is the weather in the ATX spectacular!
We’ve got the start of 300,000 folks in town for SXSW (South By Southwest) and the weather is for you visitors. Move here, please.
Get some TexMex at Guero’s Matt’s El Rancho, Chuy’s, Santa Rita and get some BBQ at Green Mesquite. Don’t even think about Franklin BBQ. You’re not locals, y’all. Painful truth. But, you could be by this time next year.
Pro tip: Never, ever try the salsa until your drinks come. You will remember this when your mouth is on fire. This is Texas.
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Big Red Car here. Will get to 70F and be very nice today. Some azaleas are budding out and the pear trees and redbuds are going nuts.
It is spring in Texas. On Earth as it is in Texas!
Big Red Car here. Secret? The Boss’s birthday is today and he’s going to have blueberry pancakes at the Counter Cafe to celebrate.
So The Boss is talking to one of his brilliant young CEOs — absolutely brilliant.
Brilliant CEO says: “We are completely customer centric here.”
The Boss: “I bet you are because you are a brilliant young CEO and you know that a company cannot succeed without customers.” Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Still cool but tomorrow and the weekend will be back in the 70’s.
So The Boss was discussing how a company “learns” from its successes and failures with two of his brilliant CEOs. It was an interesting discussion. It was all about learning organizations. Continue reading
Big Red Car here in the ATX — 43F, light rain, ceiling at 300′ and no wind. Will be 64F before the day is over. Saturday will be high 70’s. No mention of snow.
So The Boss is talking to one of his brilliant CEOs and they were trying to figure out how the CEO would make an important change in the capital structure and ownership of his company. It had been bugging the CEO for months. Months. Finally, he brought it to The Boss and they chatted about it.
The Boss said: “Letter of intent.” Continue reading
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