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 in the glorious ATX where it is the best time of the year because of the azaleas, the weather, the bluebonnets and the Final Four.
Inevitability anyone?
In all of this is a lesson for entrepreneurs struggling with their startup businesses — an excellent lesson. A lesson of hope.
As an aside — Easter? Happy Easter! Talk about a lesson of hope, y’all? Easter is the big one — the triumph of life, love, redemption over sin. Wow! Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Another day in paradise — on Earth as it is in Texas!
So The Boss is talking to some of his brilliant CEOs and the topics of “imitation” and “innovation” come up. Interesting topics.
Imitate or innovate? Continue reading
Big Red Car here. It is freakin’ cold in the ATX. It is 32F and it feels like 25F. We are hot house Texas tomatoes. We are not this tuff. Please, God, deliver us from this evil.
Hell, ain’t nothing for a climber. Brrrrr!
So The Boss hears a damn good sermon at church on Sunday that gets him thinking about several subjects. One of them is the privilege y’all receive as entrepreneurs. Let’s talk about it. Continue reading
Big Red Car here. It’s going to be another nice day in the ATX. Going to be 72F — remember to wear a dab of sunscreen on your daily outing.
Folks in NYC and Boston don’t realize we’ve got our own problems but then we do have sunscreen. The only thing you can really count on in life — sunscreen.
So The Boss is talking to a couple of up and coming entrepreneurs. They get talking about Vision, Mission, Strategy, Tactics, Objectives, Values and Culture. [Boring, Boss, boring! Get a new shtick. Haha, don’t tell The Boss.] Continue reading
Big Red Car here. Bit of rain this morning in the ATX but it’ll be 70F before too long.
So The Boss is meeting with a particular CEO, brilliant chap.
They get talking about planning in general but the discussion leads to the differentiation amongst strategy v tactics v objectives. Continue reading
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
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