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The Three Year Itch, The Second Scale

Big Red Car — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 14:33:19 +0000

If you are a startup that has survived for three years, have a substantial gross revenue, are EBITDA positive, are GAAP earnings profitable, and have an attractive annual growth rate — CONGRATULATIONS. You are a top 1-5% startup company and now you face the Three Year Itch or the Second Scale issue. The problem is […]

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CEO Shoptalk — Staffing

Big Red Car — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:35:58 +0000

The subject of how companies staff their businesses, manage their employees, and administer the employer-employee relationship has been lingering in my mind for some considerable time. Today, I will try to put some order to it. Staffing. At the core of every business is people. It starts with the founder(s) and then grows. A company […]

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Hot Tech Times in Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:44:26 +0000

Austin. When you hear that word, you want to be here. You want Barton Springs, the music scene, the Texas Longhorns, the food scene, the local beers, breakfast tacos, and you want the high tech scene. Here it is. Barton Springs, at 68F, is natural air conditioning on the hottest day in Austin. Main Barton […]

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Tech and Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:43:55 +0000

It is hard to explain and embrace how well Austin By God Texas is doing as it relates to its tech sector. I will give it a try. First, Austin did NOT get the Amazon HQ2 project. Neither did New York City, so I guess that’s some solace. Here’s what’s going on in the ATX. […]

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Scaling Talent in a Growing Startup

Big Red Car — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:46:10 +0000

Today we talk about how a company scales its talent as the company grows. Can it be done? What do you need to watch for? So, a conversation that recurs from time to time is this — the talent with which you found and initially grow a company may not be strong enough to grow […]

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Making Progress in the Real World of Startups

Big Red Car — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:24:43 +0000

Big Red Car here on a crisp, sunny Texas winter day. It is 40F, which is bone chilling cold in the ATX. So, the BRC is talking to a couple of CEOs and they are describing their growth curve–from founding to launch to the Promised Land. All of them have made it to the pay […]

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The Dollar Weighted Organization Chart

Big Red Car — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:29:50 +0000

Big Red Car here. Been slacking off a bit on my posts, sorry, y’all. I’ll get back on it now. So The Boss is working with a number of brilliant CEOs who are wrestling with growth issues–how to grow the organization. A great tool to manage growth in an orderly manner is the dollar weighted […]

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