Mentoring – The Musings of the Big Red Car

Virginia Military Institute — the BEST Mentoring System in the World

Big Red Car — Fri, 12 May 2023 12:17:58 +0000

Mentoring is/was a fashionable topic amongst the venture capital and startup Illuminati for years. I have written about it for a long time. A good mentor can make a mediocre founder into a winner. Full disclosure: I run a CEO coaching/mentoring business called The Wisdom of the Campfire and have for a dozen years. I […]

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Inspiration — It’s Everywhere

Big Red Car — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:12:40 +0000

In life, we require inspiration to awaken us to the possibilities of the world. As a young man, I worked in construction during high school and college. I garnered some inspiration on the end of a shovel handle digging ditches. I worked for a general contractor at the Jersey Shore that built anything, but they […]

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The Power of Organizational Mentoring

Big Red Car — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 18:58:04 +0000

A Tactical Officer who had an influence on me when I was a cadet at Virginia Military Institute died back in March. I didn’t find out about it until the other day. This man had a profound impact on my life. His passing made me think about what I call “organizational mentoring.” It is not […]

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Mentoring – Austin Techstars

Big Red Car — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:15:59 +0000

Today, we talk Austin Techstars mentoring. Big Red Car here on a truly gorgeous Texas day. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all. Texas being Austin By God Texas. It’s 45F headed to 65F. I love these crisp mornings and warm afternoons. So, today we talk mentoring, in particular Austin Techstars mentoring. The Boss […]

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Risk — A Four Letter Word, CEO Shoptalk

Big Red Car — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:52:33 +0000

Today, we talk RISK, y’all. It is a four letter word and it can be profane, if you let it. Big Red Car here on a sunny, Texas day which will give rise to a 103F temperature during which the BRC will be hanging in the pool, floating. OK, so today we talk about risk. […]

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Mentoring @ TechStars Austin

Big Red Car — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:37:29 +0000

Big Red Car here. So nice and warm here in the ATX. So sunny and peaceful. Gotta love it, y’all! So The Boss is doing some mentoring for TechStars Austin. He is blessed to have two startups to work with — one is SmartHost and the other is LawnStarter. Companies have the luxury of having […]

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