Big Red Car here. OK, folks, it’s winter here today and for the next four days — 50F and high of 54F and rain!
Will be 68F later this week, so that’s a bit of all right, no?
So The Boss is talking to one of his brilliant CEOs and he says: “Boss, where can I get some exposure to public speaking? I need to develop my public speaking gravitas.” Continue reading
Big Red Car here in the ATX and it’s ACL weekend #2, y’all. Austin City Limits is a huge music festival at Zilker Park which attracts 2.5 million fans annually — OK, that’s a lie it just seems like two and a half million. It’s a lot of people. In the old days when it was in September it used to be hot, dusty and dangerous. Now it’s in October and seems to attract torrential rains and frogs. Oh, well.
So The Boss was talking to four different CEOs and they got on the subject of when do you stop being a gangly, colt legged startup whose every transgression against common sense can be blamed on — It’s a startup, y’all! — and become a real company with real revenue and grown up leadership and management? Continue reading
Big Red Car here. So The Boss is back from the beach and is back to work full time. No more fun raising hell with the housesitter. Do NOT tell The Boss.
So The Boss is working with a couple of CEOs in regard to their position with their companies. They get into an interesting discussion about what a CEO should do and how she should do it to protect her flanks in her position as CEO. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Ahh, the ATX, it’s lovely to live in paradise. The Boss is back, so finally it’s back to writing regularly. Hey, Boss, nice to have you back.
So The Boss is involved with Techstars Austin as a Mentor and meets all the teams on Mentor Day or some such thing. Very impressive folks and startups. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Going to be another beauty in the ATX. Why haven’t you moved here yet?
So The Boss is working with several of his brilliant CEOs. They really are brilliant. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. OK, you know you need to move to Austin. Whew, got that out of the way.
Let’s discuss the dynamics of location in the startup world. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. C suite folks are special. They do special things. They drink special drinks. The Boss told me NOT to tell ya’ll but here it comes.
The CEO special drink. For you from the Big Red Car! Continue reading
Big Red Car here, ya’ll. Still in the throes of SXSW but the interactive folks are gone. We already miss them.
Ahhh, going to be 70F and sunny today in the ATX. Ya’ll are expecting snow? Well move to Austin. Now. Continue reading
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